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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Rooster

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Rooster) - obverse50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Rooster) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2005
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.36
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Aluminium bronze
Weight 20 g
Diameter 38.74 mm
Thickness 3.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
58756

Commemorative issue

Year of the Rooster

Series: Lunar Series 1

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
50 CENTS
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Rooster with sun and cloud in the background, Chinese character for Rooster to left.

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin

Lettering:
雞
2005

Edge

Reeded

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Rooster) - obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Perth Mint, Australia (1899-date)

Comments

Struck by the Perth Mint and issued in two ways :-
 1 - In a folding coincard direct from the Perth Mint.


2 - by Australia Post in a PNC Issued on 4/1/2005.


This coin is Crown sized (38.74 mm).
Later issue Chinese year base metal coins from the Perth Mint were smaller at 30.2 mm & 30.6 mm.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2005  20 537 BU - In Folding Coincard 6%
2005  15 000 BU in PNC 97%

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