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WorksheetsAustralian Coins
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
