50 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait - Fine Silver Proof

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait - Fine Silver Proof) - obverse50 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait - Fine Silver Proof) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2006
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.33
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 18.24 g
Diameter 31.51 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
167600
References KM# 67a
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

40 Yrs Decimal Currency

Series: Fine Silver Set

Obverse

2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2006

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Australian Coat of Arms with large numerical denomination below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Milled

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait - Fine Silver Proof) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This Fine Silver (.999) Proof 50 cent coin was released as part of the annual Fine Silver Proof Year Set in 2006. This set celebrated 40 years since decimalisation and included all eight Australian Decimal coins issued since then. The set also featured the original 1966 Arnold Machin obverse on each coin.

The Royal Australian Mint began releasing Fine Silver Year Sets in 2003 and have continued to do so since then. The Australian Coat of Arms standard reverse 12 sided 50 cent coin has been included in the Fine Silver Proof Year set every year except for 2003 & 2005 when other 12 Sided Commemorative 50 cent coin designs were included in its place. The 2006 Fine Silver Year Set was the only one to include the original design round 50 cent with the Arnold Machin obverse.

The Fine Silver Proof Set for 2006 also included a, 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent, $1 and $2 coin as well as this round 50 cent coin. The set was issued in a jarrah wood presentation case.



The standard Silver (.800) version of the 50 cent coin which this Silver coin is based on was introduced into circulation in Australia in 1966. This was the only year the coin was minted as it was replaced with the familiar 12 sided Copper-nickel version from 1969.

See also

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2006  5 829 Proof in 8 Coin Fine Silver Year Set

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