+4 Australian Dollar (AUD)
The Australian Dollar is issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
- Alphabetic code
- AUD
- Numeric code
- 036
- Symbol
- $
- Minor units
- 2
- Example
- A$1,234.50
- Used in
- Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Tuvalu
A reader’s investment lens
Use the Australian dollar as a reference for Australian spending and overseas currency exposure.
- Watch
- Reserve Bank of Australia policy and the costs of exchanging overseas.
- Consider
- Past moves cannot establish a favourable time to convert or invest.
Research context, not a recommendation to buy. Currency moves exclude interest and fees.
Reserve Bank of Australia · Monetary policy ↗History
- 1966 Decimal currency replaces the pound on 14 February, with one dollar worth ten shillings.
- 1983 The Australian dollar is floated.
- 1988 Australia issues the world’s first polymer banknote, a commemorative $10 note for the bicentenary.