# Question on Australian Coinage

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-on-australian-coinage/50726>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [May 5, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-on-australian-coinage/50726 "2004-05-05T20:52:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-on-australian-coinage/50726/1 "2004-05-05T20:52:33Z")

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My step dad just got back from down under and brought back some coins and under careful inspection I noticed some thing. Your 5 cent coin has like a little hedgehog or something on it. Why?! Our American currency has Eagle’s and all, because they represent freedom and what not, but a hedgehog? What the heck does that represent?

No offense or anything, just thought I’d ask because it’s pretty wierd/funny.