Australian dollar exchange rate

WE SELL RATE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

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AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR INFO 

The Australian Dollar is the official currency of Australia. It is also legal tender in other countries like Christmas Island or Cocos Island.
Notes: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars
Coins: 5, 10, 20, 50 cents and 1, 2 dollars
Subunit: cent
Code: AUD
Symbol: $, A$ or AUD

If you are going to visit Sidney, Melbourne or any other city of Australia you will need to exchange your Euros to Australian Dollars. In Eurochange you can buy your Australian Dollars at the best price and with total availability. Buy them now online or find the nearest exchange office with the service to buy currencies.

 

About the Australian Dollar

The Australian Dollar is the official currency of Australia, the Christmas Islands, Coco Islands, Norfolk Island and the independent Pacific Island states: Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati Islands. Its ISO 4217 code is AUD and although its symbol is the dollar sign “$” is often represented preceded by an A “A$” (Australian Dollar) to differentiate it from other types dollars. One Dollar is divided into 100 cents.

History of the currency of Australia

The Australian Dollar was introduced in 1966. Until then the legal currency was the Australian Pound. The first Dollar banknotes were 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 dollars. Years later 50 and 100 notes were included and the 1 and 2 notes were replaced for coins. The issue of the Australian Dollar is regulated by the Reserve Bank of Australia and coins by the Royal Australian Mint.

Australian Dollar notes and coins

The Australian dollar banknotes issued by the Bank of Australia are 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Dollars. Between 1992 and 1996, banknotes printed on cotton paper were replaced by the polymer, so that at present, the dollars in circulation are all made of this more durable and more difficult to counterfeit material.

On the obverse of the $ 5 notes we can see an image of Queen Elizabeth II and on the back the Parliament. In the other denominations appear relevant characters of the country: a man in one face and a woman in the other. The characters are: Dame Mary Gilmore and AB 'Banjo' Paterson on the $ 10 note, Mary Reibey and the Reverend John Flynn on the $ 20 note, David Unaipon and Edith Cowan on the note of 50 and Dame Nellie Melba and Sir John Monash on the 100 Australian Dollars banknote.

At present the Bank of Australia is renewing the notes and there are already three new ones: the ones of 5, 10, 20 and 50 Dollars. These notes are also made of polymer but incorporate new security measures. The characters that appear in each denomination are maintained and the designs are quite similar.

The renewed note of 100 Australian Dollars will be put in circulation in 2020.

LEGAL TENDER AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR NOTES
 

The Australian Dollar has 8 coins minted in the Royal Australian Mint: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents and 1 and 2 Dollars. On the head of the coins appears the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. On the tail, elements of Australian nature and tradition and culture are represented: the feathertail glider, the frilled-necked lizard, an echidna, a lyrebird, a platypus, the Commonwealth coat of arms, kangaroos or the portrait of a Australian aborigine (in addition to other various motives present in the 2 Dollar coins).

Tips for travelling to Australia

On our blog you can find many useful posts with information about what you can bring in your trip to Australia and tips about what to do if you are travelling to Australia to celebrate the New Year.

 

How many Australian Dollars should I take to Australia?

If you are preparing a trip to Sydney, Melbourne or any other city in Australia and you do not know how many Australian Dollars to take with you, we can help you. Our clients usually exchange about 380 Euros in Australian Dollars. To make an approximate calculation of the amount of money you will need, take into account what type of expenses you will have once you get there, if you will have the most common day to day expenses such as food, transportation or shopping, or if you will also have to pay for hotels, excursions or any type of reservation.

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