50 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait; Round type
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Common coin |
| Year | 1966 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = 0.40 USD |
| Metal | Silver (.800) |
| Weight | 13.28 g |
| Diameter | 31.65 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References | KM# 67 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) |
Obverse
2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Lettering: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1966
Arnold Machin O.B.E., R.A. was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer.Reverse
Australian coat of arms with large numerical denomination below
Lettering:
50
SD
Edge
Reeded
Comments
The round Australian 50 cent piece was introduced at the changeover to decimal currency in Australia in 1966. It is the only circulating round 50 cent piece, containing 80% silver and 20% copper. It was not long before the value of the silver content far outweighed the fifty cent face value and it was withdrawn from production and replaced in 1969 with the dodecagonal (12 sided) shape. Despite them being withdrawn from circulation many millions of the coins were hoarded by the Australian public.
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| Year | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | UNC | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Double bar variety | ||||||||
| 1966 | Uncirculated wallet year set | ||||||||
| 1966 | Uncirculated carded year set | ||||||||
| 1966 | Valentines Day uncirculated year set | ||||||||
| 1966 | Operation Fastback UNC set | ||||||||
| 1966 | 36,454,000 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 18,000 | Proof year set |
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