50cents
Copper and nickel 15.55 ( 0.40
Copper and nickel 15.55 ( 0.40
$1 Copper, aluminium and nickel
$1 Not less than 99.9% silver
$5 Copper, aluminium and nickel
$5 Austenitic stainless steel, copper, aluminium and nickel
PART 2-EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
Design Feature Symbol Explanation
Shape S1
S2
S3 Circular
Regular 24‑sided polygon
Dodecahedral
Edge E1
E3
E4 Continuous milled
Plain
Design Feature Symbol Explanation
Obverse O5 An effigy of the Queen, surrounded by the inscriptions:
"ELIZABETH II"; and
"AUSTRALIA"; and
"1998".
Reverse R54 An effigy of George Bass and an effigy of Matthew Flinders, superimposed on a representation of the South Eastern sector of the Australian mainland and the island of Tasmania showing the approximate route of their exploration of that sector, with the inscriptions:
"GEORGE BASS"; and
"MATTHEW FLINDERS"; and
"DISCOVERY OF BASS STRAIT"; and
"1798 ‑ 1998"; and
"50".
Reverse R55 An effigy of Howard Florey, with the inscriptions:
"HOWARD FLOREY CENTENARY"; and
"1 DOLLAR"; and
"C", "S", "M", "B" or "A"; and
the monogram "HH".
Reverse R56 A representation of a hopping kangaroo surrounded by the inscriptions:
"C"; and
"1 OUNCE FINE SILVER"; and
"ONE DOLLAR"; and
the monogram "HH".
Reverse R57 A representation of New Parliament House, Canberra, above a representation of the reverse of a 1988 $5 coin, with the inscriptions:
"1988"; and
"1998"; and
"ONE DOLLAR"; and
the monogram "HH".
Reverse R58 A representation of a woman operating a pedal radio and, in the background, an aircraft in flight, with the inscriptions:
"ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR"; and
"70 YEARS OF SERVICE"; and
"DOLLARS 5".
Design Feature Symbol Explanation
Reverse R59 A representation of a single‑engined bi‑plane with the crest of the Royal Flying Doctor Service above and the years 1928 and 1998, all enclosed in a circle which is surrounded by the inscriptions:
"70 YEARS OF THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE"; and
"5 DOLLARS".