50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of the Australian Ballet

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of the Australian Ballet) - obverse50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of the Australian Ballet) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2012
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.33
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#
58457
References KM# 1854
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

50th Anniversary of the Australian Ballet

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2012
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Australian Ballet Dancers in front of a cursive inscription

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
Fifty years of the Australian Ballet
50

Designer: Aaron Baggio

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of the Australian Ballet) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This NCLT 50 cent 2012 coin was released by the RAM in a credit card sized coincard.


The coin celebrates 50 years since the Australian Ballet was founded and first performed at Her Majesty's Theatre in Sydney. Five decades later the company is based in Melbourne also performing in theatres internationally and across Australia including the Sydney Opera House.

Australia Post also released the coin in a PNC.


Australia Post also released the coin in a hardcover coin and stamp folder. The folder houses an exclusive foil-overprint stamp sheetlet, a pointed shoe charm and the uncirculated coin.






A Silver Proof version of the coin was also released by the RAM (See link)

See also

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2012  300 2% BU in Coin & Stamp Folder
2012  20 117 $ 6.60 89% BU in Coincard
2012  15 000 $ 13 23% BU in PNC

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