Australian dollars are used in Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.
It is short for the Australian Dollar, and the symbol of the Australian Dollar is the AUD.
Issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Australia, there are $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 notes in circulation, as well as $5, $10, $20, $50 and $1 and $2 coins, which carry a dollar equal to 100 cents.
Before 1993, there were 1 – and 2-cent coins, but after that they were no longer in circulation.