50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Bass & Flinders

Obverse © Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC) – Reverse © Michael Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1998
Value	50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.34
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# 9557
References	KM# 364, 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# 376 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

200th Anniversary of the Discovery of Bass Strait

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1998
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Portraits of Bass and Flinders, a map of part of Australia and all of Tasmania and a depiction of the route they took

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Sydney
GEORGE BASS
50
G
DISCOVERY OF
BASS STRAIT
1798 - 1998
MATTHEW FLINDERS

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

The RAM released this coin into general circulation to commemorate the Bicentennial of the discovery of Bass Strait. The coin was included in the Proof & UNC sets & Baby Proof & UNC sets for 1998.

It was also released in a very popular PNC by Australia Post. (82,204 Copies)

3,000 special overprinted copies of the PNC were issued at the Sydney ANDA coin show also.

A special release of the coin was done by Note Printing Australia in a limited set of banknotes and coins. (1,000 Copies)

The Bass Strait sits between Australia and Tasmania. Bass & Flinders's expedition proved that Tasmania was an island. During the voyage in 1798 in the sailing boat the "Norfolk", Bass and Flinders circumnavigated the island of Tasmania establishing that it was in fact separated from the main part of Australia. George Bass and Matthew Flinders were leading the expedition. The Strait was named after Bass and an island in the Bass Strait is named after Flinders.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1998	1 000								0.05%	BU in Note Printing Australia Set
1998	82 204							$ 10.00	0.8%	BU in PNC
1998	3 000								0.16%	BU in PNC Sydney ANDA
1998	31 810								0.05%	BU Koala Baby Year Set
1998	74 108								1.4%	BU Year Set
1998	22 389 200	$ 0.68	$ 0.68	$ 0.68	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.50	97%	Circulation
1998	5 269								0.2%	Proof Koala Baby Year Set
1998	32 225								1.1%	Proof Year Set

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 77 Lot 275	11 Feb 2023	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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