Twenty Cents 1975, Coin from Australia - detailed information

Twenty Cents 1975, Coin from Australia
CoinTwenty Cents 1975

The Australian 20 cent coin was first introduced with decimalisation on 14 February 1966 when it replaced the pre-decimal Australian florin, to which it is equal in size and mass. The original reverse design by Stuart Devlin has not been changed since its introduction.

Coins issued in 1975 have now been in circulation for 49 years.

MintRoyal Australian Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage 53,323,000 (53.3 million) , Rarity: C (Common)
Obverse
Australia / Twenty Cents 1975 - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned and draped young bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Second Portrait", by Arnold Machin).

The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Rank-Broadley and the Gottwald portraits.

Around, the monarch's legend and the date of issue: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1975.

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1975
Reverse
Australia / Twenty Cents 1975 - reverse photo

The reverse design shows a swimming platypus as seen from above, among swirls of water.

The denomination numeral 20 [cents] is above the head of the mammal; the artist's initials SD (for Stuart Devlin) are in (very) tiny letters, within the swirl of water around its right forepaw.

Reverse Inscription 20
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Twenty Cents 1975: Known varieties
Variety In mint sets
Mintage Issued: unknown
In Set 1975 Uncirculated Set, mintage unknown
6 coins: 50 Cents, 20 Cents, 10 Cents, 5 Cents, 2 Cents, 1 Cent
Variety Proof FDC
Mintage Issued: 23,000 (included in total)
In Set 1975 Proof Set, mintage 23,000
6 coins: 50 Cents, 20 Cents, 10 Cents, 5 Cents, 2 Cents, 1 Cent
Twenty Cents 1975: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Museums Victoria Collections 2016 Coin description link
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
All (79) coins of type: Twenty Cents
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
Twenty Cents 1966 58,308,304 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1966
Twenty Cents 1967 83,848,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1967
Twenty Cents 1968 40,537,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1968
Twenty Cents 1969 16,514,999 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1969
Twenty Cents 1970 23,286,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1970
Twenty Cents 1971 8,957,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1971
Twenty Cents 1972 16,653,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1972
Twenty Cents 1973 23,366,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1973
Twenty Cents 1974 33,559,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1974
Twenty Cents 1975 53,323,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1975
Twenty Cents 1976 59,795,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1976
Twenty Cents 1977 41,327,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1977
Twenty Cents 1978 37,439,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1978
Twenty Cents 1979 22,336,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1979
Twenty Cents 1980 84,468,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1980
Twenty Cents 1981 165,586,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1981
Twenty Cents 1982 76,700,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1982
Twenty Cents 1983 55,193,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1983
Twenty Cents 1984 27,881,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1984
Twenty Cents 1985 2,775,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1985
Twenty Cents 1986 (mint sets only) 247,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1986
Twenty Cents 1987 (mint sets only) 270,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1987
Twenty Cents 1988 (mint sets only) 346,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1988
Twenty Cents 1989 (mint sets only) 217,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1989
Twenty Cents 1990 (mint sets only) 156,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1990
Twenty Cents 1991 (mint sets only) 189,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1991
Twenty Cents 1992 (mint sets only) 164,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1992
Twenty Cents 1993 (mint sets only) 130,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1993
Twenty Cents 1994 14,369,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1994
Twenty Cents 1995 Platypus (mint sets only) 132,269 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1995
Twenty Cents 1995 United Nations 4,800,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1995
Twenty Cents 1996 20,637,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1996
Twenty Cents 1997 16,762,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1997
Twenty Cents 1998 28,862,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1998
Twenty Cents 1999 64,209,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1999
Twenty Cents 2000 35,619,153 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000
Twenty Cents 2001 82,164,896 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Australian Capital Territory 2,185,539 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - New South Wales 3,264,556 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Norfolk Island 2,270,114 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Northern Territory 2,163,029 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Queensland 2,383,190 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - South Australia 2,464,886 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Tasmania 2,262,668 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Victoria 2,983,106 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Western Australia 2,465,297 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Donald Bradman 10,000,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2002 27,382,062 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2002
Twenty Cents 2003 Volunteers 7,600,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2003
Twenty Cents 2004 72,100,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2004
Twenty Cents 2005 58,600,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2005
Twenty Cents 2005 60th Anniversary of the End of WW2 33,500,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2005
Twenty Cents 2006 102,462,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2006
Twenty Cents 2007 42,712,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2007
Twenty Cents 2008 132,900,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2008
Twenty Cents 2009 43,600,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2009
Twenty Cents 2010 59,900,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2010
Twenty Cents 2010 ATO 11,600,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2010
Twenty Cents 2011 15,100,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011
Twenty Cents 2011 International Women's Day 6,800,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011
Twenty Cents 2011 Royal Wedding 10,100,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011
Twenty Cents 2011 International Year of Volunteers 6,100,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011
Twenty Cents 2012 34,600,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2012
Twenty Cents 2013 43,900,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2013
Twenty Cents 2013 Centenary of Canberra 6,200,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2013
Twenty Cents 2014 52,300,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2014
Twenty Cents 2015 24,400,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2015
Twenty Cents 2016 34,400,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2016
Twenty Cents 2016 Changeover 4,600,661 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2016 FIFTY YEARS
Twenty Cents 2017 29,800,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2017
Twenty Cents 2018 22,100,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2018
Twenty Cents 2019 (Fourth Portrait) 23,750,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2019
Twenty Cents 2019 (Fifth Portrait) 3,000,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2019
Twenty Cents 2020 24,750,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2020
Twenty Cents 2021 7,130,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2021
Twenty Cents 2022 unknown Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2022
Twenty Cents 2023 unknown Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2023
Twenty Cents 2023 Memorial Obverse unknown Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark ELIZABETH II 1952 - 2022 · AUSTRALIA 2023
Twenty Cents 2024 unknown King Charles III - Portrait by Dan Thorne CHARLES III · AUSTRALIA 2024
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Twenty Cents 1975: Details
CountryAustralia
CurrencyAustralian Dollar
Coin TypeTwenty Cents Platypus
Issued1975
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin
Face Value20 (x Cent)
Total Mintage53,323,000 (53.3 million), Rarity: C (Common)
CurrentYes
MaterialCuproNickel
DesignerStuart Devlin
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size28.6500 mm
Thickness2.5200 mm
Mass11.3000 g
OCC IDQBVY-XEWR-CNQO-JZNP
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Twenty Cents 1975: Photos
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Twenty Cents 1975: Photo Australia, Elizabeth II, 20 Cents, 1975 / thumbnail Australia, Elizabeth II, 20 Cents, 1975
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Twenty Cents 1975: Photo Australia, Elizabeth II, 20 Cents, 1975 / thumbnail Australia, Elizabeth II, 20 Cents, 1975
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Twenty Cents 1975: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsAustralia KM# 66