{"id":506633,"date":"2026-02-27T02:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506633\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T02:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:45:12","slug":"royal-australian-mint-unveils-new-limited-edition-1-coin-with-subtle-change-to-mark-60-years-of-decimal-currency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506633\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Australian Mint unveils new limited edition $1 coin with subtle change to mark 60 years of decimal currency"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Royal Australian Mint has released a new limited edition $1 coin to mark the 60th anniversary of the introduction of decimal currency.<\/p>\n

The new coin has been changed subtly, with a sixth kangaroo added to the original design of five.<\/p>\n

Titled Mob of Kangaroos, the illustration began circulating in 1984 and was created by designer Stuart Devlin.<\/p>\n

But the traditional design with a mob of five kangaroos will be put on hold this year, while the new coins with a sixth kangaroo are minted.<\/p>\n

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The coin features an additional kangaroo to mark the six decades of decimal currency. (Supplied: Royal Australian Mint)<\/p>\n

‘A piece of our shared history’<\/p>\n

The Mint said the new coin celebrated the anniversary of decimal currency beginning in 1966, but also the “enduring strength” of Devlin’s design.<\/p>\n

“Most people might not notice the change straight away, and that’s part of the fun,” the Mint’s chief executive Emily Martin said.<\/p>\n

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Emily Martin of the Royal Australian Mint holds up a limited edition $1 coin. (ABC News: James Tugwell)<\/p>\n

“When you find one, you’ll know you’re holding a piece of our shared history.<\/p>\n

“This is the first time since the $1 coin’s introduction in 1984 that we’ve made a change to its iconic design.<\/p>\n

“It’s a moment that connects past and present \u2014 celebrating not just our coins, but the creativity and craftsmanship behind them.”<\/p>\n

There are already more than 8 million of the new coins in circulation.<\/p>\n

“In the lead up to today, some people in the community have found a different $1 coin in their change,” Ms Martin said.<\/p>\n

“Some have wondered if it’s a mistake. Some have wondered what the story behind it is. It’s exciting to tell everyone it’s a part of our celebration.<\/p>\n

“It’s six kangaroos for 60 years.”<\/p>\n

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The original Australian $1 coin with Stuart Devlin’s design Mob of Kangaroos. (ABC News: John Gunn)<\/p>\n

Assistant Minister for Treasury Andrew Leigh said kangaroos were “woven into everyday life”.<\/p>\n

“My regular run usually takes me past at least half a dozen,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It’s fitting that an animal so familiar in our landscape remains at the centre of one of our most recognisable coins.<\/p>\n

“I thank the skilled team at the Royal Australian Mint for the care and expertise behind this anniversary release, and I encourage Australians to keep an eye on their change for this distinctive new dollar.”<\/p>\n

In April last year the Mint released a commemorative coin linked to the Centenary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, which contained a hidden message in code.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Royal Australian Mint has released a new limited edition $1 coin to mark the 60th anniversary of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2666,64,63,99,2667,88155,5304,254385,2003,8837,5701,2668,203521,13883,74473,206462,88931,13998],"class_list":["post-506633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-act","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-canberra","tag-coin","tag-currency","tag-decimal","tag-dollar","tag-icon","tag-kangaroo","tag-local-stories","tag-mint","tag-one","tag-roos","tag-royal-australian-mint","tag-six","tag-treasury"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}