Australian One-Cent

I found an old one-cent coin in the backyard, which is kind of fun only because Australia doesn't use them anymore.  We brought it in and cleaned it up.

Feathertail Glider

Thus, we leaned a little bit about the history of one-cent and two-cent coins in Australia.  (Two-cent coins seem so British to me, somehow.)  These were minted starting in 1966 and discontinued in 1992 when both one-cent and two-cent were demonetized.  This one escaped being removed from circulation to be turned into a bronze medal for the 2000 Summer Olympics. 

(Note that this is not a penny; Australian pennies are actually worth quite a lot of money these days.  Unfortunately for us.)