One Dollar 2016 Changeover, Coin from Australia - detailed information
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The one dollar coin denomination (written as $1) was introduced in Australia in 1984, replacing the earlier banknotes. The original definitive type featuring five kangaroos has not been changed since its introduction and is still issued regularly. Apart from the regular design, the Royal Australian Mint issues a large variety of circulating commemorative one dollar coins which have the same specifications and circulate in parallel with the definitive type - such as this one. On the 50th anniversary of Australian decimal currency, the Royal Australian Mint released a special series of coins commemorating the earlier, pre-decimal currency of the country. The modern circulating designs were joined by depictions of Australia's pre decimal coins on the obverse. The story of Australian currency runs parallel with the nation's history of progression. As early European settlers improvised a monetary system, international coins, promissory notes and the infamous rum trade were all visible in the early 1800s. The first coins "minted" in Australia were created by removing a piece from the centre of a Spanish dollar, forming two separate coins known as the Holey Dollar and Dump. The gold rush of the mid-19th Century resulted in many unofficial tokens and ingots until the Sydney Mint opened in 1855, producing sovereigns which were largely identical to their British counterparts. This English influence remained strong and the new national currency of 1910 inevitably emulated English pounds, shillings and pence. On 14 February 1966, the changeover to decimal currency transformed the nation, as Australia joined a worldwide currency trend. The uniquely Australian images of the decimal coins are still cherished on their 50th anniversary. As a tribute to Australia's coin history, each coin of the Changeover series features depictions of coin designs from years past. The one dollar coin shows the second Coat of Arms design which was used on pre-decimal florin coins after 1937. Unlike earlier commemorative dollar coins, the commemorative design is on the obverse, while the reverse has the traditional Mob of Kangaroos design. | ||||||
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| Variety | In mint sets | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 64,821 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2016 Six Coin Uncirculated Set - The Changeover, mintage 63,571
6 coins: $2 Aboriginal Elder, $1 Mob of Roos, 50 Cents, 20 Cents, 10 Cents, 5 Cents - variety: 2016 Six Coin Uncirculated Set - The Changeover (WMF Edition), mintage 1,250 (not included in the above set) | |
| Variety | In PNC | |
| Mintage | Issued: 9,227 (included in total) | |
| Details | In Postal Numismatic Cover (PNC) Decimal Currency 1966 > 2006; first day of issue 9 February 2016. Issue price AU$17.95. Issue limit: 9,000; actual mintage: 9,227. Called "$1 uncirculated 50th anniversary of decimal currency clamshell" in the mint report; Item Code: 310979. | |
| Variety | C Counterstamp | |
| Mintage | Issued: 5,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | "The Mint and DPS collaboration continued with the Mint setting up a mobile press in Parliament House over four nights during the Canberra-wide Enlighten festival in March 2016. An estimated 600 people counterstamped a commemorative $1 coin housed in special Enlighten‑themed packaging, the first time in the history of the Mint that the obverse side of a coin had been counterstamped." Item Code: 310894. Issue price AU$10. | |
| Variety | Proof FDC | |
| Mintage | Issued: 25,840 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2016 Six Coin Proof Set - The Changeover, mintage 25,840
6 coins: $2 Aboriginal Elder, $1 Mob of Roos, 50 Cents, 20 Cents, 10 Cents, 5 Cents | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Royal Australian Mint | 2016 | Mint | link | |
| Royal Australian Mint | 2018 | Mintage | link |
Royal Australian Mint coins featuring the Kangaroo issued in 2016:
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Kangaroo
- 1/2 oz Gold Bullion, Kangaroo
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion, Kangaroo
- 1/5 oz Gold Proof, Kangaroo at Sunset
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion, Kangaroo
- 1 oz Silver Bullion and Proof, Kangaroo - Seasons Change, Winter
- 1/5 oz Silver Proof, Kangaroo at Sunset
- $1 circulating, Mob of Roos (regular obverse)
- $1 circulating, Mob of Roos (Changeover obverse)
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| Country | Australia |
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| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| Coin Type | One Dollar Circulating Commemorative |
| Issued | 2016 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 1 (x Dollar) |
| Circulation Mintage | 561,000 |
| Total Mintage | 665,888, Rarity: N (Normal) |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | Aluminium Bronze |
| Designer | Stuart Devlin |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 25.2000 mm |
| Thickness | 3.4600 mm |
| Mass | 9.0000 g |
| OCC ID | YMXK-DEKQ-CGNY-EWQJ |
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