50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Federation - Australia COA

Features

Country	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2001
Value	50 Cents 0.50 AUD = 0.37 USD
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	15.55 g
Diameter	31.51 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 5026 Numista (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 491.1, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 600.1 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

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

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

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

Mint

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

Comments

Released into circulation by the Royal Australian Mint is this 50 cent coin which depicts the Coat of Arms of the Federated States of Australia as a whole. The Capital of Australia is Canberra.

This coin is the most common of the series of Federation 50 cent coins. It was also issued in the UNC Year Mint Set ...

And the UNC Koala Baby Set ...

This 50 cent coin was also included in a special Federation 20 Coin Collection Folder that included a commemorative $1 coin, nine 20 cent State coins and nine 50 cent State coins.

Nine of the Federation State 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.

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Date	Mintage	G	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2001	43 149 600	1.04	0.58	1.39	1.63	0.90	2.37	99%	Circulation
2001	21 040							0.3%	UNC in 20 Coin Federation Collection
2001	32 494							0.06%	UNC Koala Baby Year Set
2001	90 822						3.62	1.7%	UNC Year Set

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