50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Her Majesty The Queen 90th Birthday
© Mike Bentley
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2016 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = 0.34 USD |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (Frosted) |
| Weight | 15.55 g |
| Diameter | 31.51 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Commemorative issue
Her Majesty The Queen 90th Birthday
Obverse
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2016
IRB
Reverse
Australia coat of arms (the escutcheon is carried by a red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) and an Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)) and the numeral "50"
Lettering:
50
SD
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
Comments
On 21 April 2016, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday. In celebration of this monumental occasion, the Royal Australian Mint is issuing a special three coin set featuring the three different effigies of Her Majesty by Arnold Machin, Raphael Maklouf and Ian Rank-Broadley that have graced our decimal circulating coins since 1966. This set will be offered as a made to order product, meaning the customers decide the mintage!
This coin was also issued in a 3 coin PNC by Australia Post
It was also issued in a separate PNC by Australia Post
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,108 | Frosted UNC | |||||||||
| 2016 | 9,000 | Frosted UNC - PNC | |||||||||
| 2016 | 1,926 | Frosted UNC - 3 Coin PNC | |||||||||
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