| Coin | Fifty Cents 1978 Australia Mule |
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In 1978, the Royal Australian Mint minted Fiji coins as well as Australian coins. Their planchets being the same, an error was made where the wrong dies were paired - an Australian obverse with a Fiji reverse. |
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Crowned and draped young bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Second Portrait", by Arnold Machin).
The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Rank-Broadley and the Gottwald portraits.
Around, the monarch's legend: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1978.
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Takia (an outrigger sailing canoe, described on the mint sets as a "drua"), below, the value and denomination: 50 cents.
The design is by J. Ken Payne from Suva, Fiji. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
50 cents |
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| Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Duplication of listings is not nice, but - to assist people with finding the coin - it has been listed both in the Australia and Fiji sections. |
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