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The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; [2] [3] and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island ...
- Banknotes of The Australian Dollar
The notes of the Australian dollar were first issued by the...
- Australian Five-Dollar Note
The Australian five-dollar note was first issued on 29 May...
- Australian Twenty-Dollar Note
The Australian twenty-dollar note was issued when the...
- Coins of The Australian Dollar
The Royal Australian Mint regularly releases collectable...
- A Smaller $2 Coin
The Australian two-dollar coin is the highest-denomination...
- Australian Fifty-Dollar Note
The Australian fifty-dollar note is an Australian banknote...
- Australian Fifty-Cent Coin
The twelve-sided Australian fifty-cent coin is the...
- Australian Pound
The pound (sign: £, £A [1] for distinction) was the currency...
- U.S. Dollar
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- Australian Ten-Dollar Note
The Australian ten-dollar note was one of the four original...
- Banknotes of The Australian Dollar
A national Australian currency was created in 1910, as the Australian Pound, which in 1966 was decimalised as the Australian Dollar. From the early 19th century until 1971, the exchange rate of Australian currency was fixed to the British pound. [3]
- First Series
- Polymer Commemorative $10 Note
- Second Series
- Third Series
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The $1 (10/-), $2 (£1), $10 (£5), and $20 (£10) had exact exchange rates with pounds and were a similar colour to the notes they replaced, but the $5 (worth £2 10s) did not, and was not introduced until May 1967 when the public had become more familiar with decimal currency. The original notes were designed by Gordon Andrews, who rejected tradition...
In 1988, the Reserve Bank of Australia issued $10 notes in plastic. The polypropylene polymer banknotes were produced by Note Printing Australia, to commemorate the bicentenary of European settlement in Australia. These notes contained a transparent "window" with a diffractive optically variable device (DOVD) image of Captain James Cook as a securi...
There were initial difficulties with the first polymer note issued; the $10 note had problems with the holographic security feature detaching from the note itself. However, the Reserve Bank saw potential in the issue of plastic notes and commenced preparations for an entirely new series made from polymer, commencing with the $5 note in 1992.Today a...
On 13 February 2015 the Reserve Bank of Australia announced that the next series of Australia notes would have a tactile feature to help the visually impaired community to tell the value of the note after a successful campaign led by 15-year-old Connor McLeod, who is blind, to introduce the new feature.The notes retain the key aspects of the previo...
The Australian dollar (AUD) is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia. It has been in use since February 14, 1966. The Australian dollar is also used on Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island, and the independent Pacific Islands of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu.
Dec 3, 2023 · The Australian dollar was pegged to other currencies for most of its history until December 9 1983, when the Hawke Labor Government decided to let it float. The article explains the background, the process and the consequences of this historic decision.
May 9, 2022 · Learn about the Australian dollar (AUD), its history, and its role in the global currency market. Find out how AUD is affected by commodity prices, monetary policy, and economic data.
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Feb 4, 2016 · On 14 February 1966, Australians woke to a brand-new currency. The decision to change from the Australian pound (with its awkward shillings and pence) to a decimal currency – the Australian dollar – was a pragmatic, economic one. Yet decimalisation became an opportunity for Australia to assert itself as an increasingly self-assured and ...
