Australian Coins

What is the diameter of the Australian $2 coin?

• 18mm

• 21.5mm

• 20.5mm

• 22mm

How many kangaroos appear on the Australian $1 'Mob of Roos' design?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Which branch of the Royal Mint is the only one still operating today in Australia?

(a)  

What year did Australia adopt decimal currency?

• 1965

• 1966

• 1967

• 1968

The Australian 50c we use today used to be a different shape - name the shape!

• circle

• hexagon

• octagon

• square

Coins used to be designed using a large-scale model which was known as a.....what?

• render

• die-cast

• plaster

• engraving

The Royal Australian Mint has a staircase featuring 5c coins - guess how many coins are contained in the staircase?

• 1 million

• 150,000

• 15,000

• 250,000

Name the two monotremes that appear on Australian coins

• kangaroo

• emu

• echidna

• platypus

What are all the different types of metals that appear in Australian circulating currency - check all that apply

• copper

• nickel

• aluminium

• silver

Which designer's effigy portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was the first to appear on an Australian obverse?

• Ian Rank-Broadley

• Arnold Machin

• Raphael Maklouf

• Mary Gillick

• Jody Clark