Fifty Cents 2022 Commonwealth Games, Coin from Australia - detailed information

The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (effigy known as the "Fifth Portrait" worldwide but "Sixth Portrait" in Australia, where the Queen's portrait by Vladimir Gottwald was fifth).

The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen's Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen mother) in 1937.

Unlike on British coinage, the effigy is "uncouped" (includes the Queen's shoulders). In small letters on the left, the artist's initials JC (for Jody Clark).

Running continuously around the rim is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the face value: ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2022 · 50 CENTS ·.

The reverse design shows athletes (man playing cricket and woman playing volleyball) and a para-athlete on a background of rows of emus and kangaroos (the supporters of both the Australian Coat of Arms and of the logo of the Australian Commonwealth Games team). The background is partly obscured by part of the logo of the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Above left, the logo of the Australian Commonwealth Games team - vertically, the letters AUS (for Australia), supported by a kangaroo on the left and an emu on the right, below which the inscription COMMONWEALTH GAMES.

Diagonally below right, BIRMINGHAM 2022.

Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: in blister card.
RAM Product Code: 10868.
Date of issue: 2 June 2022
Issue price: AU$ 25.00