50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Federation - Western Australia

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2001
Value	50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.32
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# 12602
References	KM# 563 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Western Australia

Series: 100th Anniversary of Federation

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2001
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Coat of arms of Western Australia: - Two Red Kangaroos, each holding a boomerang, supporting a shield which features the black swan on a rippled base. Above the Black Swan is St. Edward's Crown between two sprigs of kangaroo paw proper. Representing one of nine states and territories that make up Australia

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CENTENARY OF FEDERATION
1901 2001
FIFTY CENTS

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

This coin was released into circulation by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001 as part of a series of coins commemorating 100 Years since the Nation was fully Federated from the previous Australasian Colonies.
This particular Coin represents the State of Western Australia and has the WA Coat of Arms on the Reverse. The Capital of Western Australia is Perth.

The coin was additionally released in capsules in various other UNC & Proof Sets as follows...
In a Proof WA 2 Coin Pack along with a 20 cent proof coin.
In a Proof WA 3 Coin Set along with 20 cent & $1 proof coins.

In a Proof 20 Coin Set along with nine 50 cent & 20 cent proof coins and a 50 cent & $1 proof colourised coin.

In an UNC WA 2 Coin Pack along with a 20 cent UNC coin.

In an UNC WA 3 Coin Set along with 20 cent & $1 UNC coins.

In an UNC 20 Coin Folder along with nine 50 cent, nine 20 cent and one $1 UNC coins.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2001	11 527							BU 2 Coin Pack	0.6%
2001	21 040							BU 20 Coin Federation Collection	2%
2001	5 702							BU 3 Coin Set	1.1%
2001	2 400 000	$ 1.50	$ 1.50	$ 1.70	$ 2.30	$ 3.10	$ 3.40	Circulation	96%
2001	10 199							Proof 2 Coin Pack	3%
2001	13 000							Proof 20 Coin Cased Set	1.8%
2001	3 829							Proof 3 Coin Cased Set	0.6%

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