50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1985-2019
Value	50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.32
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	15.55 g
Diameter	31.51 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 5027
References	KM# 83, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 70 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1985
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Australian Coat of arms with Kangaroo and Emu supporters

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

The 1985 50 standard cent coin obverse was updated with the Third Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Raphael David Maklouf. It was used on all 50 cent coins up to and including 1997.

A special Five-Coin Set to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Dodecagon 50 cent Coin was issued by the RAM in 2019. The set included this coin with the Makleouf Third Effigy. The five coins in the set each display a different effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as used on the 50 cent coin since it was introduced in 1969 as well as including the new Jody Clark Sixth Effigy being introduced on Australian coins in 2019.

The Five coins in the Five-Coin Set are as follows :-
Coin dated 2019 with original 1969-1983 2nd Effigy Arnold Machin Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse. (Gold Plated)
Coin dated 2019 with second 1984-1997 3rd Effigy Ralph David Makleouf Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse.
Coin dated 2019 with third 1998-2019 4th Effigy Ian Rank-Broadly Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse.
Coin dated 2019 with fourth 2000 only 5th Effigy Vladimir Gottwald Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse.
Coin dated 2019 with fifth 2019 onwards 6th Effigy Jody Clark Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse.

A very rare Mule coin was observed that was created from a 1988 Bicentennial 50 cent obverse and a regular COA Reverse. Two examples are known but total produced is unknown.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1985	170 000								2%	BU Year Set
1985	1 000 000								10%	Circulation
1985	74 089							$ 4.70	3%	Proof Year Set
1986	180 000							$ 9.80	6%	BU Year Set
1986	67 000							$ 7.60	3%	Proof Year Set
1987	200 000							$ 3.20	5%	BU Year Set
1987	69 684							$ 4.30	2%	Proof Year Set
1988									0.14%	UNC - Mule - Mintage unknown
1989	150 602							$ 2.10	4%	BU Year Set
1989	5 000								0.14%	Proof Set Sydney International Coin Fair
1989	67 618							$ 5.80	2%	Proof Year Set
1990	103 766								3%	BU Year Set
1990	1 985								0.07%	Proof Set - Sydney International Coin Fair
1990	51 015								1.4%	Proof Year Set
1992	118 528							$ 5.10	3%	BU Year Set
1992	56 367								2%	Proof Year Set
1993	11 000								0.07%	BU Gumnut Baby Set (Revised Artwork)
1993	16 000								0.07%	BU Gumnut Baby Set (Wrong Artwork)
1993	86 068								1.2%	BU Year Set
1993	982 800				$ 0.34	$ 1.80	$ 1.80		11%	Circulation
1993	40 255								1.3%	Proof Year Set
1996	25 727								0.2%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1996	108 773								1.1%	BU Year Set
1996	19 296 800	$ 0.35	$ 0.45	$ 0.52	$ 0.53	$ 0.95	$ 1.20	$ 6.80	66%	Circulation
1996	3 985								0.07%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1996	33 350								1.5%	Proof Year Set
1997	27 421								0.14%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1997	71 022								1.5%	BU Year Set
1997	4 337 200			$ 0.33	$ 1.30	$ 1.30			24%	Circulation
1997	3 617								0.14%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1997	32 543								1.5%	Proof Year Set
2019	12 970							$ 40	1.7%	BU 50th Anniversary of Dodegagon 50c

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