Country | Australia |
---|---|
Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-date) |
Type | Non-circulating coin |
Year | 2017 |
Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = 0.39 USD |
Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
Composition | Copper-nickel (Pad Printed) |
Weight | 15.55 g |
Diameter | 31.51 mm |
Thickness | 3 mm |
Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Ford Australian Classics
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2017
IRB
Image of an Australian built, Red 1971 XY Ford Falcon GT-HO, set against a red background, pad printed on a medallion type background
Lettering:
FORD AUSTRALIAN CLASSICS
50
8 CYLINDER
XY FALCON GT-HO
1971
12 Sided Smooth
© Mike Bentley
Following on from the "Holden Heritage" 50 cent 12 coin Collector Tin set released in 2016, the Royal Australian Mint have released a set of 12 "Ford Australian Classics" 50 cent coins in 2017 also in a Collector Tin.
The coins were available in coin cards in the tin, which included a special coin unique only to the tin, with a mintage of only 10,000. The 10,000 tin sets with the unique coin sold out in less than 3 days.
The eleven other coloured coins could be purchased separately with a further 20,000 minted.
This particular coin is the seventh in the set and commemorates the Australian built "XY Falcon GT-HO" that was produced in Ford's Broadmeadows Victoria factory in 1971. The GT-HO Phase III is one of the undisputed kings of Australian Muscle cars. Reportedly the fastest mass produced four-door sedan in the world at the time The 1971 XY GT-HO also won the famous Bathurst 500 (Miles, later increased to 1000 km). The XY Falcon was also made available in 4 door Sedan and Wagon and 2 Door Ute and Panel Van versions.
This coin was also released in the following PNC's ...
Standard Australia Post Red Cover version, number of copies unknown
ANDA Sydney Money Expo Orange Cover version, limited to 750 copies.
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Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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2017 | 750 | 7% | UNC in ANDA Sydney Expo PNC | |||||||||
2017 | 1,002 | 29% | UNC in Coincard | |||||||||
2017 | 10,000 | 86% | UNC in Coincard in 12 Coin Tin | |||||||||
2017 | 4,000 | 7% | UNC in Standard PNC |
Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.
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