Five Cents 2025, Coin from Australia - detailed information

The obverse of the coin displays the bust of King Charles III, which depicts him bare-headed (uncrowned) and wearing a suit and tie, facing left.

Below the shoulder truncation in tiny letters, the artist's initials DT (for Dan Thorne).

Around the rim, the monarch's legend and the date of issue: CHARLES III · AUSTRALIA 2025.

The reverse of the coin depicts 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.

The artist's initials SD (for Stuart Devlin) are below the numeral in (very) tiny letters.

The coins were first released for collectors only, on 3 April 2025, in "non-premium" coin rolls (heads/heads or tails/tails): 12,500 rolls at AU$ 12.50 for a 40-coin roll ($2 face value), plus 12,500 "premium" rolls (heads/tails) in a 6-roll set with all circulating denominations (priced at AU$ 285.00 per set).