50 Cents - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Dreaming Down Under; Wombat

Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2021
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.33
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999) (Pad Printed)
Weight 15.553 g
Diameter 32.6 mm
Thickness 2.9 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled, coloured
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
328307
References KM# 4055
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Wombat

Series: Dreaming Down Under

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 2021
AUSTRALIA
50 CENTS
JC

Designer: Jody Clark

Reverse

The coin depicts a young wombat in a fleece-lined twig basket – a prop that has created a popular trend in newborn photography among parents all around the world. As well as sprays of colourful flowers, the design also incorporates The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark

Script: Latin

Lettering:
P
EM
1/2 oz 999 SILVER

Designer: Elise Martinson

Edge

Reeded

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Dreaming Down Under; Wombat) -  obverse

Mint

P Perth Mint, Australia (1899-date)

Comments

This coin is the second in a set of five coins called "Dreaming Down Under" featuring five of Australia's most iconic animals, this series features shy and defenceless versions of their adult protectors. Beautifully realised, the artistry on this coin captures the creature’s vulnerability to perfection.

Equipped with powerful limbs and flattened claws, wombats are among the world’s largest burrowing animals. Like other marsupials, a baby develops inside its mother’s pouch, which in this species faces backwards for protection during digging.

Accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, each coin in the limited mintage is housed in a classic display case with a clear lid which comes in an illustrated shipper.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2021 P 5 000 Proof

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