50 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait - Captain Cook

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1970
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# 6178
References	KM# 69, 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. Schön# 58 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

200th Anniversary of Cook's Australian Voyage

Obverse

2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1970

Designer: Arnold Machin

Arnold Machin O.B.E., R.A. was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer.

Reverse

Bust of Captain Cook at left, map of Australia at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1770 James Cook
SD
FIFTY CENTS

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Stuart Leslie Devlin, AO, CMG is a significant contemporary gold and silversmith. Australian-born, he has designed coins for countries around the world, and became especially well known as London-based designer of gold and silver collector's items in the 1970s and 80s.

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint issued this 50 cent coin, the first commemorative coin of the decimal era, in 1970 to celebrate the bicentenary of the navigation of Australia’s east coast by Captain James Cook. It was included in the UNC and Proof Year sets for 1970.

There were 556,888 coins issued as a red cased specimen as shown below. These were issued for 60 cents from banks and the RAM.


Seventy (70) VIP Proof Presentation Sets were produced in 1970 each containing two proof coins.


In 1989 The RAM issued a stunning re-strike of the coin in the "Masterpieces in Silver Set" for that year. However, it had the Raphael Makleouf 3rd Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the Obverse.

This image shows the two different orientations that the number 7 can be on the date on this coin.

See also

• Map
• Explorer

• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Masterpieces in Silver - Captain Cook)

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