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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australians at War - Battle of Cocos Islands

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Battle of Cocos Islands) - obverse50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Battle of Cocos Islands) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2014
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.36
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 15.55 g
Diameter 31.51 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
60483
References KM# 2879
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Battle of Cocos Islands

Series: Australians at War

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2014
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

The Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney above the waves and the German light cruiser Emden sunk below the waves.
Latitude and longitude markings
Map of The Cocos Islands to the left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HMAS SYDNEY
50
BATTLE OF COCOS ISLANDS 1914
SMS EMDEN

Designer: Wojciech Pietranik

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Battle of Cocos Islands) - obverse

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Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint issued this NCLT coin as a tribute to those who served on the HMAS Sydney which was involved in Australia's first naval victory. It commemorates the grounding of the German light cruiser "Emden" near the Cocos Islands on 9th November 1914
This coin is part of the "Australians at War" 18 coin series being issued individually. Six coins were issued in 2014, Six in 2015 and the final Six in 2016.

This coin was issued in an individual credit card sized coincard.


It was also released in a PNC issued by Australia Post on 14/10/2014 (10,000 Copies)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2014  27 228 $ 11 BU in Coincard 91%
2014  10 000 BU in PNC 17%

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