Australian Coins All Australian coins have the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the front.
The 5 cent coin features an echidna.
The 10 cent coin features a male lyrebird dancing.
The 20 cent coin features a platypus swimming.
The 50 cent coin features the Australian Coat of Arms.
The $1 coin features five kangaroos.
The $2 coin features an Aboriginal tribal elder set against a background of the Southern Cross and native grasstrees.
Australian Notes Australian notes are some the most colourful in the world and each note comes in different colours so they are easy to identify and distinguish from each other.
The $5 note features Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Parliament House in the Nation's Capital of Canberra.
The $10 note features AB 'Banjo' Paterson ( ) famous Australian poet and Dame Mary Gilmore ( ) journalist, poet and social reform campaigner.
The $20 note features Mary Reibey ( ) who came to Australia as a convict in 1792 and went on to become a respected and successful businesswoman and Reverend John Flynn ( ) founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service - the world's first aerial medical service.
The $50 note features David Unaipon ( ) Aboriginal writer and inventor and Edith Cowan ( ) Australia's first female parliamentarian.
The $100 note features Dame Nellie Melba ( ) world famous soprano and General Sir John Monash ( ) revered and distinguished soldier, engineer and administrator.