Australian 50 cent coin (round)
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| 50 cents (Australia) | |
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| Value: | 0.50 AUD |
| Mass: | 13.28 g |
| Diameter: | 31.51 mm |
| Thickness: | 3.00 mm |
| Edge: | milled |
| Composition: | 80%Silver, 20%Copper |
| Years of Minting: | 1966 |
| Catalog Number: | - |
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| Design: | Queen Elizabeth II, Australia's Queen |
| Designer: | Arnold Machin |
| Design Date: | 1966 |
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| Design: | Coat of Arms of Australia |
| Designer: | Stuart Devlin |
| Design Date: | 1965 |
The round fifty cent coin was made of 80% silver and 20% copper, but as the value of a free-floating silver price became higher, the coins' bullion value became more valuable than their face value and so were withdrawn from circulation. 36.45 million coins were minted with 14 million put into circulation.
[edit] References
- (2000) in Ian W. Pitt: Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 19th ed., Chippendale, N.S.W.: Renniks Publications. ISBN 0-9585574-4-6.
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| Preceded by Five shilling note (Australian) |
Fifty Cents (Australian) 1966 |
Succeeded by Fifty cent coin (Australian) |
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| Topics | Australian dollar · Reserve Bank of Australia · Note Printing Australia |
| Mints | Royal Australian Mint · Melbourne Mint · Perth Mint · Sydney Mint |
| Coins | 1¢ · 2¢ · 5¢ · 10¢ · 20¢ · 50¢ round · 50¢ · $1 · $2 · Pre-£ coins · Coins of £ · Coins of $ |
| Banknotes | $1 · $2 · $5 · $10 · $20 · $50 · $100 |
| Historic | Pound sterling · Australian pound · ½d · 1d · 3d · 6d · 1/- · 2/- · 5/- · 10/- · £1 · £5 · £10 · £20 · £50 · £100 · £1000 |
