Fifty Cents 2016 Round, Coin from Australia - detailed information
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The Australian 50 cent denomination was first introduced as a silver coin with decimalisation on 14 February 1966, but was changed in 1969 to its current specifications: a large dodecagonal (12-sided) copper-nickel coin; apart from the usual design featuring the Australian Coat of Arms (by Stuart Devlin) which has not been changed since its introduction, the denomination is also often used to issue circulating commemorative coins with various reverses. It is one of the heaviest coins in regular circulation in the world. Apart from the circulating coinage, the Royal Australian Mint has an extensive program issuing 50 cent coins for collectors (Non-Circulating Legal Tender, or NCLT). Some of them - such as this one - are round, as reference to the original format of the denomination. This non-circulating commemorative coin was issued to celebrate 50 Years of Decimal Currency in Australia, and is reminiscent of the first Australian 50 Cents coin, which was also round and was made of silver. | ||||||
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| Variety | Silver | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 1,966. Mintage limit: 1,966 | |
| Details | 80% silver, like the first Australian 50 cents. Brilliant Uncirculated coin issued in Royal Australian Mint set. | |
| Variety | Silver Proof with Selective Gold Plating | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 7,500. Mintage limit: 7,500 | |
| Details | 13.7 g of 99.9% silver, 31.51 mm diameter, with selective gold plating on the reverse. RAM Product Code: 210537. In presentation box within a themed shipper, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. | |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| Coin Type | Fifty Cents (Round, NCLT) |
| Issued | 2016 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 50 (x Cent) |
| Total Mintage | 21,966 |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | Gold plated copper-nickel |
| Designer | Stuart Devlin |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 31.510 mm |
| Mass | 15.370 g |
| OCC ID | PMVR-OAPC-YRAB-ENQG |
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