50 cents - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - VIC
Features
| Issuer |
Australia
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2022 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.36 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (Pad Printed) |
| Weight | 15.55 g |
| Diameter | 31.51 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 316211 |
| References | KM# 4264 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
Victorian Railways R711 ‘Spirit of Bendigo'
Series: Australian Rail Heritage
Obverse
Sixth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2022
50 CENTS
JC
Designer: Jody Clark
Reverse
Victorian Railways R711 ‘Spirit of Bendigo facing front, moving away from a black, blue, yellow and red background.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
STEAMRAIL
R 711
VIC R711 SPIRIT OF BENDIGO
STEAM
POWER AS
AUSTRALIAN RAIL HERITAGE
Designer: Aleksandra Stokic
Edge
12 Sided Smooth
© brismike (CC BY-NC)
Mint
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)Comments
The RAM has released this BU coin in a series of coins celebrating Australia's Railway Heritage. This coin titled Steam Power is the third of seven iconic locomotives to celebrate the golden age of Australian steam. Covering more than a century of steam travel, the story of the railways in opening up the country and putting us on a path to Federation and a modern Australia is told by this exciting new collection.
This third coin in the series of seven coins highlights the iconic 'Victorian Railways R711 ‘Spirit of Bendigo'.
It was issued in a capsule in a credit card sized coincard.
A special folder that can hold all 7 coins was also issued with the first coin in the series.
Present in sets
See also
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50 cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - NSW)
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50 cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - QLD)
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50 cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - SA)
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50 Cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage TAS)
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50 cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - WA)
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50 cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - CR)
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 20 000 | $ 12 | BU in Coincard | ||||||||||||
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