50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Snake

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Snake) - obverse50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Snake) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2013
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.33
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#
42985
References KM# 2011
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

Year of the Snake

Series: Lunar series II

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2013
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Snake in grass, Chinese character for snake to right

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering: 50

Translation: 蛇 = Snake

Designer: Alex Vorodeyev

Edge

14 Sided Smooth

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Snake) -  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 second 50 cent Lunar Year commemorative 14 sided Tetra-Decagon coin. This is the only RAM series with this shaped coin.



As the Chinese Lunar Calendar ushers in the Year of the Snake, the innovative tetra-decagon series continues with its second 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

A limited number were released in a special box encased in a numbered perspex stand in the shape of Australia.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2013  13 500 $ 14 94% BU in Coincard
2013  1 500 11% BU in Perspex Map Stand

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