50 Cents - Elizabeth II 50th Anniversary of The Royal Australian Mint
© Mike Bentley
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2015 |
| Value | 50 cents 0.50 AUD = 0.34 USD |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 15.55 g |
| Diameter | 31.51 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12 sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References | KM# 2191 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) |
Commemorative issue
50th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Mint
Obverse
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2015
IRB
Reverse
Coin's signature dodecagon shape arranged into a ‘honeycomb’ design, symbolising the industrious hive of the Royal Australian Mint
Lettering:
50
Anniversary of the Royal Australian Mint
1965 2015
Edge
12 Sided Smooth
Comments
This NCLT RAM Commemorative coin celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Mint was issued as part of the annual UNC mint year set in 2015.
This coin was manufactured in three different versions. As a Gold Plated Copper-nickel coin as part of the annual Proof Year set, a coloured version in two different coincards, one of them for the WMF Berlin Money Fair. Finally in plain Copper-nickel as part of the annual UNC mint set as seen here.
Since 1965, the Royal Australian Mint has been producing the coins that Australians have used in their everyday lives. These coins have meant different things to many different people. They have had an unwavering presence for everybody in the country. As the first wholly Australian-operated mint, its primary function was to produce the coins to be used after Australia’s changeover to decimal currency. Half a century later, these circulating coins are still adorned with iconic Australian images, showing the nation’s great pride in its people and unique fauna.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100,000 | UNC | |||||||||
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