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Detailed information about Coin: Five Cents 2001 from Australia

Coin: Five Cents 2001
Description
CountryAustralia CurrencyAustralian Dollar
Face value5 (x Cent) TypeFive Cents
Year2001 CurrentYes
Mintage174,638,569 (174.6 million)
Mints
NameMint markMintage
Royal Australian Mint No mint mark 174,638,569 (174.6 million)
MaterialCuproNickel DesignerStuart Devlin
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II EffigyPortrait by Ian Rank-Broadley (Fourth Portrait)
Production technologyMilled (machine-made) ShapeRound
Size (mm)19.4100 Thickness (mm)
Mass (g)2.8300
Obverse

Crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Fourth portrait"). In tiny letters below head the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley). Around, ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001.
Obverse inscription ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Reverse

An echidna (also known as a spiny ant-eater) seen from below as it rolls into a protective ball. The denomination numeral 5 [cents] is above the lower half of the animal and the artist's initials SD (for Stuart Devlin) are below the numeral.
Reverse inscription5
EdgeMilled Edge inscriptionNone
Notes

32.889 mln circulation five cent pieces dated 2001 were minted in the 2000/2001 financial year (ending 30 June).

Sources of original information:

Royal Australian Mint, Annual Report 2000 - 2001 (2001), p. 53. Retrieved from https://www.ramint.gov.au/sites/default/files/AnnualReport2001_small.pdf
Five Cents 2001: Known varieties
VarietyMintageDetails
Proof 59,569 (included in main number)
Smaller portrait unknown (included in main number) (hover mouse for text)
Five Cents 2001: Photos
Five Cents 2001: Photo 5 Cents coin
5 Cents coin
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source
Five Cents 2001: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsAustralia KM# 401
Five Cents 2001: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Royal Australian Mint 2016 Mint link
Royal Australian Mint 2016 Mintage link
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins Mintage Circulation and proof mintage
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins Varieties Proof
Five Cents 2001: Some useful external links
British Museum - coin
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