50 Cents - Elizabeth II Federation Australia

Features

Country	Australia
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2001
Value	50 Cents 0.50 AUD = 0.34 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

Engraver: 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

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	F	VF	XF
2001	43,149,600	1.04	1.68	1.63	(fr) KM# 491.1
2001	111,862				In Sets only
2001					Proof

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