<P> It was first issued on 14 May 1984 to replace the one - dollar note which was then in circulation , although plans to introduce a dollar coin had existed since the 1970s . The first year of minting saw 186.3 million of the coins produced at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra . </P>
<P> It was first issued on 14 May 1984 to replace the one - dollar note which was then in circulation , although plans to introduce a dollar coin had existed since the 1970s . The first year of minting saw 186.3 million of the coins produced at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra . </P>
when were $ 1 coins introduced in australia
when were $ 1 coins introduced in australia
14 May 1984
14 May 1984