Commemorative coins of Australia

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Coins of the Australian dollar are circulated with different designs depicting various anniversaries or significant Australian events, these differing coin designs being labelled Australian commemorative coins. Typically, only the 20c, 50c and $1 coins have been minted in commemoration, however in 2012 a commemorative $2 coin was minted for Remembrance Day and in 2016 a 25c gold coin was minted for Anzac Day.

High Denominated coin[]

Non-circulation collector coins[]

Face Value Year Issued Commemorative Subject Total in set Reverse Designer Reverse Design Coinage Metal Mintage Figures
$200 1981 Royal Wedding 1 Stuart Devlin Profile of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 22 Carat Gold
$200 1983 Koalas 1 Stuart Devlin Koala in a Gum Tree 22 Carat Gold

10 dollar coin[]

Non-circulation collector coins[]

Year Issued Commemorative Subject Total in set Reverse Designer Reverse Design Coinage Metal Mintage Figures
1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games 1 Sterling Silver
1985 State series - Victoria 1 Not Attributed Victorian Coat-of-Arms Sterling Silver
1988 Governor Philip Landing at Port Jackson 1 Stuart Devlin Sailing ships and rowboat Sterling Silver

5 dollar coin[]

Non-circulation collector coins[]

Year Issued Commemorative Subject Total in set Reverse Designer Reverse Design Coinage Metal Mintage Figures
1988 Parliament House 1 Stuart Devlin New Parliament House in Canberra Al Bronze
1990 Simpson and his Donkey 1 Simpson and his Donkey Al Bronze
1992 International Astronomical Year 1 Southern cross over Australia Al Bronze
1994 Centenary of Women's vote 1 Mary Lee Bi-Metallic
1996 Sir Donald Bradman 1 Sir Donald Bradman Bi-Metallic
1998 70 Years Royal Flying Doctor Service 1 Dr John Flynn's Biplane and RFDS insignia Bi-Metallic
2000 Phar Lap 1 Phar Lap Bi-Metallic
2000 Sydney Olympics 28 Depictions of various Olympic Sports Al Bronze
2003 The Rugby World Cup 1 Player taking set kick for Goal Al Bronze
2004 The Road to Barcelona 1 Javelin Thrower and Aboriginal with Spear and Woomera Al Bronze
2006 400th Anniversary of the Duyfken 1 Wojeiech Pietranik Ship under full sail Al Bronze
2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games 1 2 rings of stylized figures surrounding a Crown Al Bronze

2 dollar coin[]

Australia's first commemorative $2 coin was released in 2012 to commemorate Australia's involvement in wars.

Circulation releases[]

The 2012 commemorative $2 coin was minted to acknowledge Remembrance Day. It features a poppy in the centre on a background of microtext, reading: "remembrance day" and "lest we forget".[1] There are also poppies on either side of the main design. The obverse features the third effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, and "Australia 2012". A coloured version of the coin is also to be circulated, (with a mintage of around 500,000), as Australia's first coloured circulating coin. As Canada also has coloured circulating coins, Australia is now the second country to do so.[2]

Year Issued Commemorative Subject Total in set Reverse Designer Reverse Design Mintage Figures[3]
2012 Remembrance Day – Poppy Flower; Colourised 1 Aaron Baggio Coloured red poppy centre on microtext background 503,000
Remembrance Day – Poppy Flower 1 Aaron Baggio Non-coloured poppy centre on microtext background 5,799,000
2013 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1 Aleksandra Stokic St Edward's Crown surrounded by purple coloured royalty stripes 995,000
2014 Remembrance Day – Dove 1 Dove and olive branch in coloured green concentric circles 2,000,000[4]
2015 ANZAC Day – War Graves 1 Poppies and grave crosses around a red concentric circle encapsulating the words "Lest We Forget" 1,500,000[2]
Flanders Fields Soldiers 1 Aleksandra Stokic Sculpted larks surrounding the orange coloured rings representing the sunset glow
2016 50th anniversary of Decimal Currency 1 Horst Hahne 2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency
Australian Olympic Team 6 Six versions released all featuring the emblem of the Australian Olympic team with the various coin colours; Blue, Black, Red, Yellow and Green. Also a Paralympics coin minted.
2017 Anzac Day of 2017 1 Tony Dean Depiction of the Dome of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra
Remembrance Day of 2017 1 Aleksandra Stokic Inner circle containing Rosemary bloom, surrounded by circle of pad printed Rosemary leaves and flowers in Green and purple, further surrounded by "Remembrance" text intertwined with Rosemary leaves
Possum Magic 3 Three Possum Magic coins minted; 'Sad, invisible Hush', 'Hush sees her tail' and 'Hush visible again'
2018 Eternal Flame 1 Depiction of the Eternal flame in the Pool of Reflection
Invictus Games 2018 1 Side view of Invictus Athlete in sporting wheelchair
Remembrance-Armistice 1 Denomination above, a Poppy placed in the middle zero of the number 100 in centre, commemorated event below
Australian Commonwealth Games Team 3 Emblem of the Australian Commonwealth Games team and their blue, green and gold colours
2019 Centenary of Repatriation 1 Old style Australian Defence Force badge surrounded by poppy pettles.
30th Anniversary of National Police Remembrance Day 1 Standardised police badge with a centre crown surrounded by a colourised ring of blue and white checkered tape.
Rugby Union 1 Colourised green and gold ring surrounding a wallaby holding a ball with "Wallabies Australia" on the outside
Mr Squiggle 4 Four coins minted featuring 'Mr Squiggle', 'Bill – Steam Shovel', 'Gus – Snail' and 'Blackboard'
2020 Australian Olympic Team 6 Emblem of the Australian Olympic team and their blue, green, gold, Red and Black colours and an additional coin for the Paralympics
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 1
75th anniversary of the End of World War II 1
Australia's firefighters 1
2021 Indigenous Military Personnel 1
Wiggles 4 30th anniversary of the Wiggles. Four coins; 'Captain Feathersword', 'Waggs the Dog', 'Henry the Octopus' and 'Dorothy the Dinosaur'.
Australian Ambulance Services 1 The coin is to honour the 33,000 paramedics that work in the various ambulances services around Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Non-circulation collector coins[]

The coloured version of the 2012 coin was first distributed in limited mintage through RSLs, to go along with their traditional red poppy appeal to celebrate the 2012 Remembrance Day. The same coin is also being sold with a 'C' mintmark through the official numismatic program as a collector coin.[2]

Year Issued Commemorative Subject Reverse Designer Reverse Design Mintage Figures
2012 Remembrance Day – Poppy Flower; Colourised Aaron Baggio Coloured red poppy centre on microtext background, with 'C' mintmark not yet allocated
2013 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Aleksandra Stokic St Edward's Crown surrounded by purple coloured royalty stripes, with 'C' mintmark not yet allocated
2014 Remembrance Day – Dove Dove and olive branch in coloured green concentric circles, with 'C' mintmark 40,000

1 dollar coin[]

Not all years have issues for circulation with 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 2012 only in mintpacks. Issue 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008 are the only issue with the Kangaroo portrait, however, the 2007 $1 with the kangaroo was also minted, but only for mint sets. Some uncirculated coins have the mintmarks for Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra and were issues for the show periods.

Circulation releases[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures[5][6][7]
1986 International Horst Hahne Hands holding a dove 25,100,000
1988 First Fleet Bicentenary (200 years since English colonisation) Stuart Devlin Aboriginal design of a Koori Kangaroo 20,400,000
1993 Landcare Australia Vladimir Gottwald Wavy lines and hands shaping Australia 15,000,000
1996 Sir Henry Parkes Centenary Wojciech Pietranik Portrait of Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), "Father of Federation" 26,200,000
1997 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Birth Centenary (coin B) Wojciech Pietranik Portrait of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935) and plane 24,381,000
1999 International Year of Older Persons Wojciech Pietranik International Year of Older Persons logo "towards a society for all ages" 29,218,000
2001 Centenary of Federation Wojciech Pietranik Centenary of Federation logo 27,905,390
International Wojciech Pietranik International year of volunteers logo 6,000,000
2002 Year of the Outback Wojciech Pietranik Year of Outback logo 35,373,000
2003 Australia's Volunteers Wojciech Pietranik Stylised spiral roll symbolising the shape of the outline of Australia 4,149,000
Centenary of Women's Suffrage Vladimir Gottwald Representation of the female figures in the suffrage banner by Dora Meeson Coates 10,007,000
2005 60th anniversary of the end of World War II Wojciech Pietranik The Dancing Man 34,200,000
2007 APEC Australia 2007 Wojciech Pietranik Logo/Symbol of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum made up of a 7 pointed star itself made from 21 boomerangs 20,100,000
2008 Centenary of Scouts Australia Caitlin Goodall Depiction of the Australian spirit flame, the Australian Scout symbol which resembles the international Scouting symbol, the fleur-de-lis, incorporating the southern cross 17,200,000
2009 Centenary of Commonwealth Age Pension Wojciech Pietranik Six adults and five children depicted representing pensioners or people dependent on age pensions 10,158,000
2010 Centenary of Girl Guides Australia Wojciech Pietranik Depiction of the Australian Girl Guides Symbol which is the Girl Guides Trefoil with a 7 pointed Star in the top leaf of the Trefoil 12,585,000
2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Tim Leaversuch Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011, Perth, Western Australia 9,397,000
2014 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary. Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection 23,000,000
2015 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary.Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection Not Available
2016 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary. Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection
50th anniversary of Decimal Currency Stuart Devlin 2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency
2017 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary. Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection
2018 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary. Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection
2020 Centenary of Qantas Logo of Centenary of Qantas
2020 Donation Dollar A dollar designed to be donated

Non-circulation collector coins[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures[5][6][7]
1992 Barcelona Olympics Margaret Priest Javelin thrower designed by Maragret Priest 23,500
1994 Dollar Decade (1984–1994) – 10th Anniversary of the Australian $1 coin Vladimir Gottwald Image of the old Australian $1 note morphing and merging into the Mob of Roo's one dollar coin 123,318
1995 Waltzing Matilda Centenary Vladimir Gottwald Stylised image of the Jolly Swagman from the song Waltzing Matilda, replete with a swag and walking stick, dressed roughly 123,318
1997 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Birth Centenary (coin A) Wojciech Pietranik Image of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith wearing a pilots helmet and his Fokker Tri-motor plane, the "Southern Cross" superimposed on a map of the world showing the route taken across the Pacific Ocean 50,500
1998 Lord Howard Florey Birth Centenary Vladimir Gottwald Howard Florey in surgical garb – developer of Penicillin (1898-1968) 82,035
1999 The last ANZACs. Wojciech Pietranik Image of an Australian Soldier (Nicknamed a "Digger") wearing an iconic Slouch Hat 33,922
2000 HMAS Sydney II Vladimir Gottwald Image of the warship "HMAS Sydney" 71,367
Sydney Olympics Wojciech Pietranik Olympic Rings superimposed over an image of the Sydney Opera House sails with horizontal lines and waves 98,567
Centenary of Australia's first Victoria Cross Wojciech Pietranik Image of a "Victoria Cross" medal as issued to Australian Soldiers 49,877
2001 Centenary of the Australian Army Vladimir Gottwald Australian Army badge 125,186
80th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force Vladimir Gottwald Badge of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) showing an Eagle with wings spread 94,481
90th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy Vladimir Gottwald Badge of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) showing an Anchor and Chain within a Reeded Oval topped by a Crown 62,429
2003 50th Anniversary of the End of the Korean War (1953) Vladimir Gottwald Dove carrying Olive Branch between the floral symbols of South Korea & Australia 93,572
Anniversary of Vietnam War Veterans Wojciech Pietranik Two obelisk's with an ellipse between them 57,000
2004 150th Anniversary of Eureka Stockade (Ballarat 1854) Wojciech Pietranik Colonial military forces arrayed in front of the famed Eureka Stockade. Flying over the stockade is the symbolic Eureka flag with the stars of the Southern Cross prominent 82,604
2005 90th Anniversary of Gallipoli Vladimir Gottwald Australian Soldier playing "The Last Post" on bugle 76,173
2006 50 years of Australian television Vladimir Gottwald Television transmission tower with transmission waves emanating from it. An old style box TV camera on a tripod Unknown
Melbourne Commonwealth Games Tony Dean Participant athletes running and jumping 58,505
Ocean Series Collection – bottlenose dolphin Tony Dean Two Dolphins jumping out of the sea 29,749
Ocean Series Collection – clown fish Tony Dean Colourised picture of 2 clown fish swimming in coral 29,743
2007 Ocean Series Collection – Tony Dean Surrounding the "1" is a Biscuit Star smorgasboard next to a pad printed image of a Biscuit Star 22,555
Ocean Series Collection – Tony Dean 1 standing above wavy lines next to image of a bannerfish swimming around a coral reef 25,088
Ocean Series Collection – white shark Tony Dean 1 standing above wavy lines next to image of a bannerfish swimming around a coral reef 30,416
Ocean Series Collection – Tony Dean Colourised image of a bigbelly sea horse swimming amongst reeds 24,666
Year of the Surf Lifesaver Tony Dean Four Lifesavers carrying a person from the surf 30,516
75th Anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Wojciech Pietranik Image of the complete Harbour Bridge above an image of the joining of the two halves of the bridge Unknown
The Ashes Series 1882-2007 Wojciech Pietranik Mock coat of arms – lion on left, kangaroo on right of the Ashes Cricket Urn crossed cricket bats below Unknown
60th Anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping Wojciech Pietranik Globe of the world with olive sheafe and dove 31,028
50th Anniversary of the Australian Special Air Service Badge of the Special Air Services Regiment "Winged Dagger" with Motto "Who Dares Wins" Unknown
International Polar Year, Polar Exploration Wojciech Pietranik Depiction of a map of the Antarctic with converging latitude lines and marked with the locations of important Antarctic bases such as Mawson, Davis, and Casey. Overlaying all of this is the image of a 19th-century sail powered ice supply ship 29,893
Norman Lindsay Vladimir Gottwald Image of Norman Lindsay and Magic Pudding characters 33,693
2008 Norman Lindsay Vladimir Gottwald Image of Norman Lindsay and Magic Pudding characters 46,504
Australian Land Series – Echidna Sabina Foster Coloured echidna on grass eating ants 20,589
Australian Land Series – Wallaby Sabina Foster Yellow-footed rock wallaby sitting comfortably on a rocky outcrop 24,863
Australian Land Series – Koala Sabina Foster Koala perched in the fork of a Eucalypt tree munching on gum leaves 27,045
Australian Land Series – Wombat Sabina Foster Wombat exiting a hollow log 22,295
International Polar Year, Polar Exploration Wojciech Pietranik Unknown
Centenary of Rugby league: 'Inspire the Future' Vladimir Gottwald "Centenary of Rugby League" on a scroll superimposed on a large letter "A" with 1908 and 2008 on the rear part of the scroll 61,391
Centenary of the coat of arms of Australia Original coat of arms of the Federation of Australia as at 1908 Unknown
Centenary of Australian Quarantine Wojciech Pietranik Sniffer dog and luggage case in shape of Australia 51,694
International Year of Planet Earth Vladimir Gottwald Stylised map of Australia with human hands showing the change we effect on the environment Unknown
Inspirational Australians: Education – Blessed Mary MacKillop Vladimir Gottwald Depiction of Mary MacKillop and three of her young students in front of a map of the world 29,802
90th anniversary of the end of WWI Unknown
2009 International Year of Astronomy – 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first use of the telescope Caitlin Goodall Radio telescope in Parkes, NSW Unknown
2009–2011 Dorothy Wall – Blinky Bill Picture of Dorothy Wall surrounded by Blinky Bill characters Unknown
2009 60th anniversary of Australian citizenship Wojciech Pietranik A central globe of the world surrounded by a seven-pointed star, in between the points of the star are seven heads of various people representing citizenship Unknown
2009–2016 Australian citizenship Tom Vaughan Australian coat of arms Unknown
2009 Inspirational Australians: Steve Irwin Caitlin Goodall Image of Steve Irwin surrounded by Galapagos Turtle, Carpet Python Snake, Saltwater Crocodile and Koala 35,058
ANZAC Day Series – Army Unknown
Sydney 2009 World Master Games Sydney tower and bridge Symbol of World Master Games 6,733
200 Years of Postal Services in Australia Picture of a Mailing Box below value Unknown
Year of Astronomy Unknown
2010 ANZAC Day Series – Navy Wade Robinson 17,545
Flight Centennial Bi-Plane flying right Unknown
2010 Shanghai World Expo Wade Robinson Artistic tiger seen from above, advancing forward Unknown
150th anniversary of the Burke & Wills Expedition Wojciech Pietranik King, the sole survivor of the expedition, sitting under the "Dig Tree" Unknown
100th Anniversary of Australian Coins Vladimir Gottwald Images of the four right facing English monarchs that have appeared on Australian Pre-Decimal coinage. From left to right, Queen Elizabeth II, George VI, George V, and Edward VII Unknown
Inspirational Australian: Health Care • Fred Hollows 1929-1993 Vladimir Gottwald Fred Hollows holding up an intraocular lens 32,649
Lachlan Macquarie Governor of New South Wales (1810-1821) Ryan Vanderwiel Governor Macquarie's portrait, a five-shilling holey dollar and a 15 pence dump 15,000
Burke & Wills 150 Years The coin's reverse portrays Burke and Wills as they are represented in Charles Summers' sculpture on the corner of Melbourne's Swanston and Collins Streets Unknown
2011 Australian Wool Shearer bending over a sheep and shearing it standing on a map of Australia. To the left is a depiction of curly wool Unknown
Shilling Ram's Head George Kruger Gray The Head of the Merino Ram, which showed on Australian shilling coins (1938-1963) until Australia introduced decimal coinage Unknown
ANZAC Day Series – RAAF Unknown
Dame Nellie Melba Aleysha Howarth Bust at left facing right, flowers at right Unknown
Centenary of RMC Duntroon 1911 – 2011 Wade Robinson Depicts the official Royal Military College badge incorporating the motto DOCTRINA VIM PROMOVET (learning promotes strength) Unknown
Royal Australian Navy 100th Anniversary Wade Robinson Official Navy badge incorporating the St Edwards (Queens) Crown and the inscription ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 100 YEARS 1911 – 2011 Unknown
85th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth Ryan Vanderwiel Smiling portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and features a representation of her personal flag as Head of the Commonwealth of Australia. The inscriptions read, H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, 85th Birthday, and the dates 1926 – 2011. Also featured is The Perth Mint's traditional 'P' mintmark Unknown
Presidents Cup Golf Image of a Golfer Teeing Off with clubhouse in the background. Presidents Cup Trophy and logo are next to the golfer Unknown
100 Years of Census Vladimir Gottwald The design shows a bar graph of horizontally stacked faces. A stylised map of Australia made from ribbon which is the logo of the census is also featured 15,024
Inspirational Australians – Dame Joan Sutherland Picture of Dame Joan Sutherland performing in robe 24,951
2012 Australian Wheat – Fields of Gold Wojciech Pietranik A farmer wearing an Akubra hat driving a combine harvester harvesting a wheat crop 20,000
2012–2014 Ethel C. Pedly – Dot and the Kangaroo Image of Ethel C. Pedly with Dot and the Kangaroo Unknown
2012 ANZAC Day – Nurses NURSES TENDING PATIENT WITH BUGLER IN BACKGROUND Unknown
Grain producing Industry of Australia George Kruger Gray The design depicts 3 wheat stalks and ribbon Unknown
Australian Men's Tennis Open Wojciech Pietranik A depiction of the Australian Men's Tennis Open trophy the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup 27,044
Australian Women's Open Wojciech Pietranik Depiction of the winners trophy of the Australian Women's Tennis Open, the Daphne Akhurst Cup outlined by swirls and a small tennis ball 27,004
Year of the Co-Operatives Aaron Baggio 7 People lifting a Cube towards 7 Cubes Unknown
Year of the Farmer Wojciech Pietranik Linear fields of a farm with cows, chickens, sheep, water, wheat etc. 20,000
Australian 2012 London Olympic Team Wade Robinson Kangaroo with boxing gloves raised 20,000
Inspirational Australians – Sir Douglas Mawson Wojciech Pietranik Image of Sir Douglas Mawson in front of a map of the Antarctic territory Unknown
2012 AFL Premiers Picture of the AFL Trophy Cup 15,000
AFL Premiers – Sydney Swans Picture of the AFL Trophy Cup 17,500
2013 The Benevolent Society An interpretation of the Benevolent Society's original logo 16,002
Slim Dusty Aleksandra Stokic A portrait of Slim next to his acoustic guitar 21,002
Australian Mining Prospector goldpanning 14,889
Bicentenary of the Holey Dollar & Dump William Henshall Image of Holey Dollar and Dump Unknown
100th Anniversary of the ANZAC Landings Unknown
60th Anniversary of the Korean War Aaron Baggio Design depicts a dove in flight, with the word 'peace' in Korean letters 20,000
40th Anniversary of the Sydney Opera House Aleksandra Stokic Depiction of the Sydney Opera House as seen from Sydney Harbour. Underneath is the UNESCO Logo 15,000
AFL Premiers 2013 – Hawthorn Football Club Image of the AFL Trophy Cup 18,000
BMX Riding Natasha Muhl Graphic design of BMX rider on left with engraved image of rider doing a stunt central on the coin Unknown
Christmas 2013 Two lit candles behind greenery Unknown
2014 30 Years of Mob of Roos Coin Stuart Devlin 5 Kangaroos (Three of them pad printed coloured brown) Unknown
200th Anniversary of A Voyage to Terra Australis Image of Australia with Matthew Flinders ship sailing around it. with compass surrounding Unknown
AFL Premiers 2014 – Hawthorn Football Club Picture of the AFL Premiership Trophy Cup Unknown
Clever Australia Series Depiction of important medical developments in a Spiral : the pacemaker, penicillin, IVF embryo freezing and spray-on skin for burns victims 30,000
70th Anniversary for the Retirement of G for George Aleksandra Stokic Image of front-on representation of a Lancaster bomber against a background showing stylised bomb silhouettes. All enclosed by a circular frame that represents the dial of a compass 30,000
Lest We Forget Unknown
2015 AFL – Custodians of the Game Depiction of Australian Rules Football players taking a high mark with a football. The background shows the crowd waving flags on the circular grandstand of the MCG Unknown
ANZAC Centenary Aleksandra Stokic Australian and New Zealand Soldiers holding rifles and bugle with Gallipoli headland in background Unknown
Australian Lighthouse Aid to Navigation Depiction of a Lighthouse atop a rocky headland shining a beam of light in all directions to warn shipping of danger Unknown
ANZAC – 100th Anniversary of Gallipoli Unknown
NRL – Moments that Matter Depiction of Rugby League Football players kicking and running with a football. The background is shaped as a Rugby League Football and Goalposts are seen behind the players Unknown
ANZAC Centenary (WW1 War Heroes Red Poppy) Depiction has a central red poppy in a field of smaller poppies struck into the surface of the coin. Red poppy has a black centre 13,500
2016 Australia's First Mints Representation of a Sydney sovereign Unknown
ANZAC Day – Lest We Forget Ing Ing Jong Unlimited
2021 AC/DC AC/DC logo with Angus Young and his guitar and various other objects/

50 cent coin[]

Circulation releases[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures
1970 Bicentenary of the exploration of the eastern coast of Australia by James Cook Stuart Devlin Portrait of Captain Cook with Australian map 16,548,000
1977 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stuart Devlin Silver Jubilee design 25,067,000
1981 Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer Stuart Devlin Portraits of Prince & Princess of Wales 20,000,000
1982 XII 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane Stuart Devlin Commonwealth Games Theme 49,610,200
1988 First Fleet Bicentenary 1788-1988 Ship 8,100,000
1991 25th Anniversary of Decimal Currency George Kruger Gray & Horst Hahne Merino ram's head 4,700,000
1994 International Year of the Family Family 20,876,100
1995 50th Anniversary of the end of World War II & Horst Hahne Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop 15,869,200
1998 Commemorating 200 years since the discovery of The Bass Strait in 1798 by Matthew Flinders who named the Strait after his colleague George Bass Vladimir Gottwald Portrait of Bass & Flinders 22,389,200
2000 Millennium Year 2000 Vladimir Gottwald Stylised Australian flag 16,630,000
Royal visit, also featuring a commemorative portrait of the Queen on the obverse. Vladimir Gottwald Flag pole at Parliament House 5,145,000
2001 Centenary of FederationAustralia 43,149,600
Centenary of Federation – States & Territories – New South Wales William Applegate Gullick. New South Wales Coat of Arms 3,042,000
Centenary of Federation – States & Territories – Australian Capital Territory 2,000,000
Centenary of Federation – States & Territories – Queensland 2,320,000
Centenary of Federation – States & Territories – Victoria 2,800,000
Centenary of Federation – States & Territories – Northern Territory 2,080,000
Centenary of Federation – States & Territories – Western Australia 2,400,000
Centenary of Federation – States & Territories – South Australia 2,400,000
Centenary of Federation – States & Territories – Tasmania 2,160,000
Centenary of Federation – States & Territories – Norfolk Island 2,160,000
2002 Wojciech Pietranik 11,507,000
2003 Australia's Volunteers Vladimir Gottwald 13,927,000
2004 Student Design Vladimir Gottwald & Student John Serrano, , East Keilor Animals: Wombat, Koala and Lorikeet 10,577,000
2005 Remembrance: 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II Wojciech Pietranik Soldier silhouettes by a grave 21,033,000
Student Design – XVIII 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne 21,000,000
2010 Commemorating Australia Day 2010 Vladimir Gottwald 11,452,000
2014 50th anniversary of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies – AIATSIS AIATSIS logo, based on a shield created by the Uw Oykangand people of North Queensland. 3,000,000
2016 50th anniversary of Decimal Currency 2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency
2017 25 Years – Mabo Decision & 50 Years – 1967 Referendum Depiction of Eddie Mabo and Referendum How to Vote card from 1967
2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Features the words "International Year of Indigenous Languages" amidst 14 indigenous words that mean "money"

Non-circulation collector coins[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures
2002 50th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II Peter Soobik & Wojciech Pietranik 32,107
2003 50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Peter Soobik & Wojciech Pietranik 65,003
2006 Commonwealth Games Series – Basketball Wojciech Pietranik 6,494
Commonwealth Games Series – Hockey Wojciech Pietranik 6,261
Commonwealth Games Series – Shooting Wojciech Pietranik 5,570
Commonwealth Games Series – Weight lifting Wojciech Pietranik 6,832
Commonwealth Games Series – Cycling Wojciech Pietranik 22,861
Commonwealth Games Series – Badminton Wojciech Pietranik 22,270
Commonwealth Games Series – Rugby 7's Wojciech Pietranik 24,427
Commonwealth Games Series – Gymnastics Wojciech Pietranik 25,574
Commonwealth Games Series – Athletics Wojciech Pietranik 22,457
Commonwealth Games Series – Table Tennis Wojciech Pietranik 22,502
Commonwealth Games Series – Netball Wojciech Pietranik 22,432
Commonwealth Games Series – Triathlon Wojciech Pietranik 22,302
Commonwealth Games Series – Aquatics Wojciech Pietranik 31,702
Commonwealth Games Series – Boxing Wojciech Pietranik 22,602
Commonwealth Games Series – Lawn Bowls Wojciech Pietranik 22,602
Commonwealth Games Series – Squash Wojciech Pietranik Unknown
The Queen's Birthday Stuart Devlin 28,191
The Royal visit Stuart Devlin 28,593
2007 Royal 60th Wedding Anniversary Stuart Devlin Unknown
2008 Centenary of Scouts Australia Caitlin Goodal Unknown
25th Anniversary of America's Cup Victory Australia II Caitlin Goodal Unknown
2009 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Caitlin Goodal 43,149
2010 150th Running of the Melbourne Cup Wojciech Pietranik Unknown
Royal Engagement Stuart Devlin Unknown
2011 Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton Vladimir Gottwald Unknown
50th Anniversary of the Triple Zero Emergency Call Service Wojciech Pietranik Unknown
60th Anniversary of National Service Wojciech Pietranik Unknown
2012 70th Anniversary of Kokoda Trail Wojciech Pietranik Unknown
Bombing of Australia Aaron Baggio Unknown
50th Anniversary of The Australian Ballet Aaron Baggio Unknown
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II Stuart Devlin Unknown
Lunar Year of the Dragon Alexander Vorodeyev Unknown
2013 100 Years of Commonwealth Stamps Aaron Baggio Unknown
Centenary of Australian Banknotes Aaron Baggio Unknown
60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Aleksandra Stokic Unknown
Surfing Australia Aleksandra Stokic Surfer on a board above a wave, bordered by a wave tunnel Unknown
50 Years of the Bathurst Endurance Race Daniel Neale Unlimited
Lunar Year of the Snake Alexander Vorodeyev Snake accompanied by the Chinese character for such Unknown
Firstborn Baby of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Royal Australian Mint Family tree with the initials 'W' and 'C' above 'HRH Prince George Born 22.07.2013' Unknown

30 cent coin[]

Non-circulation collector coins[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures
2021 The Wiggles Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt in costume 50,000
The Wiggles Anthony Field, Emma Watkins, Lachlan Gillespie, and Simon Pryce in costume 50,000

25 cent coin[]

Non-circulation collector coins[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures
2016 Anzac Day Tony Dean Our Legends 1,000,000
Anzac Day Tony Dean Peace 1,000,000
Anzac Day Tony Dean Battle of Long Tan 1,000,000
Anzac Day Tony Dean Kokoda 1,000,000
2017 Anzac Day Aaron Baggio Victoria Cross N/A
Anzac Day Aaron Baggio George Cross N/A
Anzac Day Aaron Baggio Distinguished Flying Cross N/A
Anzac Day Aaron Baggio Medal for Gallantry N/A

20 cent coin[]

Circulation releases[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures
1995 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Horst Hahne UN emblem 4,835,000
2001 Tribute to Sir Donald Bradman Donald Bradman in cricket gear, circular lettering 10,000,000
Centenary of Federation – New South Wales Student Joseph Neve from the NSW emblem 3,202,500
Centenary of Federation – Australian Capital Territory Student Stacy Jo-Ann Paine from the Caroline Chisholm High School Student Design 2,100,000
Centenary of Federation – Queensland Student Jenifer Gray from the Student Design 2,300,000
Centenary of Federation – Victoria Students Ryan Ladd & Mark Kennedy from the Student Design 2,900,000
Centenary of Federation – Norfolk Island Student Megan Cunnings from the Student Design 2,200,000
Centenary of Federation – Northern Territory Student Lisa Brett from the in Darwin Student Design 2,100,000
Centenary of Federation – Western Australia Student Janice Ng from the Forrestfield Senior High School Student Design 2,400,000
Centenary of Federation – South Australia Student Lisa Murphy from the Student Design 2,400,000
Centenary of Federation – Tasmania Student Abbey MacDonald from the Launceston Church Grammar School Student Design 2,200,000
2003 Australia's Volunteers Vladimir Gottwald 7,574,000
2005 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II Vladimir Gottwald WORLD WAR 1939-1945 COMING HOME lettering. 33,500,000
2010 The Australian Tax Office Centenary 2010 11,575,000
2011 Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton 10,123,000
International Women's Day 100th anniversary 1911-2011 6,773,000
International Year of Volunteers Plus 10 6,111,000
2013 Canberra Centenary Aerial view of Canberra City layout 6,083,000
2016 50th anniversary of Decimal Currency 2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency

Non-circulation collector coins[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures
2007 Year of the Surf Lifesaver Tony Dean Unknown
2008 International Polar Year (2007–2008) Unknown
International Year of Planet Earth Unknown
2009 International Year of Astronomy Unknown
2016 ANZAC to Afghanistan – Fromelles
ANZAC to Afghanistan – Rats of Tobruk
ANZAC to Afghanistan – Darwin Bombing
ANZAC to Afghanistan – Bomber Command
ANZAC to Afghanistan – Thai-Burma Railway
ANZAC to Afghanistan – Korean War
ANZAC to Afghanistan – Peacekeeping
ANZAC to Afghanistan – Special Forces
ANZAC to Afghanistan – Dogs at War
ANZAC to Afghanistan – Afghanistan
2020 AC/DC – Back in Black AC/DC logo with Back in Black album art inside a vinyl.
AC/DC – Ballbreaker Ballbreaker album art inside a vinyl.
AC/DC – High Voltage
AC/DC – T.N.T.
AC/DC – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC – For Those About To Rock For Those About to Rock cannon inside a vinyl.

10 cent coin[]

Circulation releases[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures
2016 50th anniversary of Decimal Currency 2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency

5 cent coin[]

Circulation releases[]

Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures
2016 50th anniversary of Decimal Currency Stuart Devlin 2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency

References[]

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