Elizabeth II - 5 Cents 1967 - Australia

Country: Australia
Queen: Elizabeth II (1952-Date)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1967 (1966-1984) (Canberra Mint)
Value: 5 Cents (0.05)
Currency: Dollar (1966-date)
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Mintage: 139,468,000
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Grade: VF20-25
References: KM# 64, Schön# 51

Obverse:
2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1967

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse:
Short-beaked Echidnas or Spiny Ant Eaters (Tachyglossus aculeatus) and denomination in cents; designer mark below

Lettering:
5
SD

Engraver: Stuart Devlin

Edge:
Reeded

Mint:
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia
Comments:
Introduced in 1966 at the commencement of Decimal Currency in Australia the Five cent coin was struck in Copper-nickel. This version of the coin with the Arnold Machin 2nd portrait of the Queen ran until 1984 when it was replaced in 1985 with the Raphael D. Makleouf 3rd Portrait. There are varieties of the 1966 coins due to being minted at two different Mints.

Riferimento : KM# 64, Schön# 51

Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7...

Collezione : Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)