5 Cents - Elizabeth II - Effigies Over Time, 1st Portrait (2019)

Features

Denomination 5 Cents
Catalog Number KM# 3611
Weight (g) 2.83
Diameter (mm) 19.41
Thickness (mm) 1.3
Shape: Round
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Not Magnetic
Currency Value (USD) 0.04
Orientation Medal orientation ↑↑
Non Circulating
Calendar Gregorian

Obverse

Engraved by Mary Gillick
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
2019


Description:
First portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II (laureate bust) facing right, wearing a wreath. It was introduced in 1953, one year after the Queen acceded to the throne. It captures the grace and youth of the 26-year-old new Queen. Her hair is restrained by a laureate crown which is tied with ribbons at the back of her head. The Queen's shoulders are bare and the truncation follows the curve of the coin.

Reverse

Engraved by Stuart Devlin
Lettering:
5
SD


Description:
The reverse depicts an echidna (a spiny ant-eater) seen from below as it rolls into a protective ball. The denomination numeral 5 [cents] is above the lower half of the animal, below the numeral in tiny letters initials of designer (SD).

Edge

Description:
Reeded
Year Mintage Comment Rarity
2019 14,736 Royal Australian Mint, BU "Effigies Over Time" Set Unknown

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