5 Cents 1972 [Australia]

Coins-Australia and Oceania


5 Cents 1972 [Australia]
  • Country: Australia
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 2.8 g
  • Mintage: 8,256,000 pcs.
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 5 cents
  • Currency unit: Cent
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Designer: obverse: Arnold Machin; reverse: Stuart Devlin
  • Reference: KM# 64
  • Diameter: 19.4 mm
  • Reverse
    In the central part of the reverse is a relief, front-facing Australian echidna, with the numeral 5 on the animal's body. Below the image are the designer's initials Stuart Devlin - 'SD'.
  • Obverse
    In the central part is the right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain wearing a crown. On the left, following the curve of the coin's edge, is the monarch's name 'ELIZABETH II' in English. On the right is the country name 'AUSTRALIA' in English and the year of minting '1972'.

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