50 Cents - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Year of the Ox

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Ox) - obverse50 Cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Ox) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2021
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.32
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 15.37 g
Diameter 31.51 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Tetradecagonal (14-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
235415

Commemorative issue

Year of the Ox

Series: Lunar Series III

Obverse

6th crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2021
JC

Designer: Jody Clark

Reverse

Ox standing proud under a tree with head held high, Chinese character for Ox to the right

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
50

TD

Translation: 牛 = Ox

Designer: Tony Dean

Edge

Smooth 14 Sided

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Ox) -  obverse

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Mint

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

Comments

Released by the Royal Australian Mint is this NCLT Copper-nickel 14 sided coin. The coin was released in a folding coincard. This the tenth 50 cent Lunar Year commemorative 14 sided Tetra-Decagon coin. This is the only RAM series with this shaped coin.

Images courtesy of the Royal Australian Mint

Also released in a Limited Edition PNC by Australia Post (888 Copies only)

Images courtesy of Australia Post

As the Chinese Lunar Calendar ushers in the Year of the Ox, the RAM's innovative tetra-decagon series continues with its tenth annual release. The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a twelve-year cycle. Each year is represented by a different animal, each with its own distinct personality. People born within each lunar year are believed to possess the qualities of that year’s animal, using those traits to achieve success and happiness throughout life.

Previous Years releases are:-
2012: Year of the Dragon
2013: Year of the Snake
2014: Year of the Horse
2015: Year of the Goat
2016: Year of the Monkey
2017: Year of the Rooster
2018: Year of the Dog
2019: Year of the Pig
2020: Year of the Rat

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2021  $ 9.80 100% BU in Coincard - Mintage tba
2021  888 3% BU in Limited Edition PNC

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