Information about legend: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA [year]

This legend of Queen Elizabeth II in her capacity as Queen of Australia has been displayed on Australian decimal coins from 1966 until 2024 (the Queen died in 2022, but an approval for using the effigy of King Charles III was only granted in later 2023, and some coins were already gazetted with the Queen's portrait and legend with future dates as far as 2024).

Below, you can find a list of the individual coins that have it on their obverse.

ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1966

Australia / Fifty Cents 1966 (round, silver)

The legend was introduced on Australia's first decimal coins, as seen on this proof silver 50 cents piece from 1966.