Coins of the COCONUT (KEELING) ISLANDS - a catalog of coins from different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Currency: Cocos dollar = 100 cents; Australian dollar. Along with the circulating coins of Australia, there are also occasional coins of the Cocos Islands; Improved quality coins are issued in souvenir sets. Coins in circulation: 5, 10, 20, 50 cents; 1, 2, 5 dollars.
Main circulation coins:
5 cents. Obverse: Palm tree. Circular legend: COCOS (KEELING) TERRITORY. Reverse: Sea Horse; semicircular inscriptions - on the left: 5 CENTS, on the right: SEA HORSE. 2004 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 19,50 mm. The weight - 3,84 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was minted in 2004.
10 cents. Obverse: Palm tree. Circular legend: COCOS (KEELING) TERRITORY. Reverse: Sea jaundice; inscriptions - below: 10 CENTS, above: YELLOW-BELLIED SEA SNAKE. 2004 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 24,00 mm. The weight - 5,73 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was minted in 2004.
20 cents. Obverse: Palm tree. Circular legend: COCOS (KEELING) TERRITORY. Reverse: Lion fish; inscriptions - in the center: 20 CENTS, top left: LION FISH. 2004 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 28,50 mm. The weight - 7,50 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was minted in 2004.
50 cents. Obverse: Palm tree. Circular legend: COCOS (KEELING) TERRITORY. Reverse: Decorative butterfly fish; inscriptions - in the center: 50 CENTS, top right: ORNATE BUTTERFLYFISH. 2004 Copper-nickel alloy. Dodecagonal coin. Diameter - 31,00 mm. The weight - 10,77 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was minted in 2004.
1 dollar. Obverse: Palm tree. Circular legend: COCOS (KEELING) TERRITORY. Reverse: Black-headed night heron; inscriptions - in the center: $ 1, top left: BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON. 2004 Brass. Diameter - 25,00 mm. The weight - 6,90 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was minted in 2004.
2 dollar. Obverse: Palm tree. Circular legend: COCOS (KEELING) TERRITORY. Reverse: Bird above water; lettering - in the center: $ 2, top right: WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER. 2004 Brass. Diameter - 20,00 mm. The weight - 3,97 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was minted in 2004.
5 dollars. Obverse: Palm tree. Circular legend: COCOS (KEELING) TERRITORY. Reverse: Great white shark; inscriptions - above the shark: GREAT WHITE SHARK, along the edge of the coin, above and below: FIVE DOLLARS. 2004 Bimetal: ring - nickel-plated steel, ring - brass. Diameter - 28,50 mm. The weight - 6,81 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. This type of coin was minted in 2004.
