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English Name: Australia
Adjective: Australian
Language: English, Australian Aborigine (Unofficial)
Local Name: Australia
Native Aborigine Name: Not sure
Currency: Dollar
Population: 15,451,900 (as of 1983)
Land Area: 7,690,000 sq km (2,970,000 sq miles)
Capital: Canberra
British Commonweath member.
Decimal
1 Cent

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Date: 1981
Diameter: 17mm
Material: ?
Taken out of circulation in 19??. Features possum curled around a large number "1". Reverse bears young Queen Elizabeth II head.
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2 Cents

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Date: 1981
Diameter: 21mm
Material:
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5 Cents

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Date: 1983
Diameter: 20mm
Material: ?
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10 Cents

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Date: 1980
Diameter: 23mm
Material: ?
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20 Cents

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Date: 1978
Diameter: 29mm
Material: ?
Obverse shows duck-billed platypus, reverse Queen Elizibeth II
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50 Cents

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Date: 1978
Diameter: 31mm side-side, 32mm corner-corner
Material: ?
A 12 sided coin.
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Commemorative 50 Cents - Charles and Diana Wedding

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Date: 1981
Diameter: 31mm side-side, 32mm corner-corner
Material: ?
A commemorative coin issued for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
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Commemorative 50 Cents - XII Commonwealth games

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Date: 1982
Diameter: 31mm side-side, 32mm corner-corner
Material: ?
A commemorative coin for the 12th Commonwealth games held in Brisbane.
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Commemorative 50 Cents - Bicentenary of Discovery

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Date: 1988
Diameter: 31mm side-side, 32mm corner-corner
Material: ?
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Australia by Captain Cook in 1788.
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Commemorative 50 Cents - Bicentenary of Discovery of Bass Strait

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Date: 1998
Diameter: 31mm side-side, 32mm corner-corner
Material: ?
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Bass Straight by George Bass and Matthew Flinders.
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Commemorative 50 Cents - Centenary of Federation

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Date: 2001
Diameter: 31mm side-side, 32mm corner-corner
Material: ?
A commemorative coin for Queensland.
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1 Dollar
2 Dollars

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Date: 1988
Diameter: 20mm
Material: ?
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Pre-Decimal
1 Penny
Florin - Two Shillings

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Date: 1933
Diameter: 28mm
Material: ?
Badly worn
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Bullion
Australian 1kg Kookaburra

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Date: 1996
Diameter: 101 mm
Material: Pure Silver (.999)
Fine Silver Content: 1kg = 32.15Oz
This is a truly ENOURMOUS coin made of 999 silver. Makes an excellent paperweight...
These pictures are x0.5 scale compared to the other pictures.
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Token
The Sunday Telegraph Olympic Supporter

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Date: ?
Diameter: 27mm
Material: ?
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