Country | Australia |
---|---|
Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-date) |
Type | Non-circulating coin |
Year | 2019 |
Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = 0.39 USD |
Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
Composition | Silver (.999) |
Weight | 18.24 g |
Diameter | 31.51 mm |
Thickness | 3 mm |
Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
International Year of Indigenous Languages
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2019
IRB
A design that includes fifteen different indigenous words for "Coin" or "Money"
The words run bottom to top between indigenous patterns
Lettering:
NAMBAL
WUMARA TJIMARI
NGKWELTYE MULU WALANG
BARNDA BAKIR
AWARNDA BOYA DHINGGARR
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF INDIGENOUS
LANGUAGES
GUDARU WANGARRI PIRRKI
A.S
FIFTY CENTS
12 Sided Smooth
© Mike Bentley
With this 2019 50c Fine Silver Proof Coin, the Royal Australian Mint along with AIATSIS celebrates 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Indigenous languages are under threat worldwide and there is an urgent need to protect them for the future. Australia’s many and varied Indigenous languages comprise a unique linguistic treasure, and are now being actively recorded, revitalised and shared for the benefit of all future Australian generations.
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Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||
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2019 | 2,271 | Proof in Case |
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