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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, the denomination is also extensively used to issue circulating commemorative coins with various reverses. It is one of the heaviest coins in regular circulation in the world. Apart from circulating coins, the Royal Australian Mint has a range of Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) 50 cent coins issued for collectors, such as this one. This coin was part of the five-coin mint set called 50th Anniversary of the 50c Coin (marking 50 years of the dodecagonal coin; the 1966 50 cents coin was round and made of silver). The set - with a mintage of 20,000 - features five 50-cent coins with identical reverses (the Australian Coat of Arms design), and five different obverses using each of the effigies of Queen Elizabeth II that have been in circulation in Australia on its decimal currency. | ||||||
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Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | Fifty Cents, NCLT |
Issued | 2019 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin |
Face Value | 50 (x Cent) |
Total Mintage | 20,000 |
Current | Yes |
Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | Stuart Devlin |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Dodecagon - twelve sides |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 31.6500 mm |
Mass | 15.5500 g |
OCC ID | BYNK-EDDC-MWPD-EPQM |
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2019 50th Anniversary Proof 50c
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2019 50th Anniversary Proof 50c
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2019 50th Anniversary Proof 50c
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2019 50c Uncirculated Five Coin Set with a Gold Plated Coin
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50 Cents 2019 Machin Effigy
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50 Cents 2019 Machin Effigy
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