50 Cents - Elizabeth II Federation Australia
© Mike Bentley
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 2001 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = 0.37 USD |
| Metal | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 15.55 g |
| Diameter | 31.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2.55 mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References | KM# 491.1, Schön# 600.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Commemorative issue
100th Anniversary of Federation - Australia
Obverse
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
IRB
Reverse
Australian Coat of Arms consisting of a shield depicting the emblems of the six Australian States. Aside the shield are a Red Kangaroo and Emu. Above the shield is a seven pointed star on a wreath, each point representing the 6 States and one for the Territories. Below are sprays of Golden Wattle and 'Australia' in a scroll.
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA
50
Edge
12 Sided Smooth
Comments
In 2001 there were many coins released into circulation by the RAM commemorating the Australian Centenary of Federation. A one dollar coin, Ten 50 cent coins and nine 20 cent coins.
Nine of the 50 cent coins depicted the coat of arms of each state and territory of Australia that were joined together in 1901 at Australia's Federation.
This 50 cent coin depicts the Coat of Arms of the Federated States of Australia as a whole and is the most common of the Federation 50 cent coins.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43,149,600 | 1.74 | 2.90 | (fr) KM# 491.1 | |||||||
| 2001 | 111,862 | In Sets only | |||||||||
| 2001 | Proof | ||||||||||
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