50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Millennium

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2000
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# 12593
References	KM# 488.1, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 484.1 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Millennium Year

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2000
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Stylized Australian Flag with "Millennium year 50 cents".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MILLENNIUM YEAR
50
CENTS
G

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

Released by the Royal Australian Mint into circulation this 50 cent coin celebrates the turn of the century, the transition from the second to the third millennium. This fifty cent was also included in the UNC Year And Baby Koala Mint sets for the year 2000.

There is a die variety of this coin that has an incused flag and a larger left star. (Approx. 200,000 minted)

A coloured (pad-printing technology) version of the coin was included in the Year 2000 Proof & Baby Koala Proof Sets. (See link)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2000	27 118								0.7%	BU Koala Baby Year Set
2000	97 550							$ 7.60	2%	BU Year Set
2000									3%	Circulation - Fat Letters Variety
2000	200 000				$ 33				3%	Circulation - Incused Die Variety
2000	16 630 000	$ 0.35	$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 2.20	$ 2.80	94%	Circulation - Normal Die

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 77 Lot 287	11 Feb 2023	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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