• Design of reverse of 25 cent coin modified partway through year; slightly larger design closer to rim, fewer larger denticles.
• Design of obverse and reverse of fifty cent coin modified; obverse a hybrid of 1976 and 1977 styles; reverse almost the same as 1976 style.
• Design of reverse of fifty cent coin modified partway through year; the jewels of the horizontal band are round on some, rectangular on others.
• Design of obverse and reverse of one dollar coin modified; the obverse returns to a portrait similar to that used in 1968-1972, but with lettering and beads similar to 1973-1977; the reverse appears close to the 1976 design, but with the distinctive raised lines in the sky like the 1977 issue.
• NCLT: One dollar silver coin commemorates 11th Commonwealth Games.

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