50 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait - Royal Wedding

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait - Royal Wedding) - obverse50 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait - Royal Wedding) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 1981
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.33
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 15.55 g
Diameter 31.51 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
5525
References KM# 72,
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.
Schön# 60
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1981

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Conjoined profiles of Prince Charles and Princess Dianna facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
:H.R.H.THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER:
FIFTY CENTS

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait - Royal Wedding) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

Due to industrial issues at the Royal Australian Mint affecting production of coins the RAM announced that to celebrate the royal marriage of Charles and Dianna the Royal Mint in Wales was to strike a commemorative 50c coin to circulate in Australia. The coin was not included in the 1981 BU or Proof Sets.

In 1989 The RAM issued a stunning re-strike of the coin in the "Masterpieces in Silver Set" for that year. However it had the Raphael David Maklouf 3rd Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the Obverse.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1981  Photo 20 000 000 $ 0.65 $ 0.65 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 2.70 Circulation

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Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait - Royal Wedding)
Katz
Auction 77
Lot 261
Internet Archive
11 Feb 2023 UNC USD 5.39
(EUR 5.00)
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