50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Federation - Australian Capital Territory

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2001
Value	50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.36
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# 12597
References	KM# 553 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Australian Capital Territory

Series: 100th Anniversary of Federation

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory: - A Black Swan & a Mute Swan, supporting a Shield which features a Triple Towered Castle with Portcullis set above a White Rose, set below a Sword & Sceptre surmounted by an Imperial Crown. Motto in scroll below.
Representing one of nine states and territories that make up Australia.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CENTENARY OF FEDERATION
1901 2001
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
FIFTY CENTS

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

This coin was released into circulation by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001 as part of a series of coins commemorating 100 Years since the Nation was fully Federated from the previous Australasian Colonies.
This particular Coin represents the Australian Capital Territory has the ACT Coat of Arms on the Reverse. The ACT is where the nations Capital City, Canberra, is located.

The coin was additionally released in capsules in various other UNC & Proof Sets as follows...
In a Proof ACT 2 Coin Pack along with a 20 cent proof coin.

In a Proof ACT 3 Coin Set along with 20 cent & $1 proof coins.

In a Proof 20 Coin Set along with nine 50 cent & 20 cent proof coins and a 50 cent & $1 proof colourised coin.

In an UNC ACT 2 Coin Pack along with a 20 cent UNC coin.

In an UNC ACT 3 Coin Set along with 20 cent & $1 UNC coins.

In an UNC 20 Coin Folder along with nine 50 cent, nine 20 cent and one $1 UNC coins.

Present in sets

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2001	21 142							BU 2 Coin Pack	0.3%
2001	21 040							BU 20 Coin Federation Collection	2%
2001	14 714							BU 3 Coin Set	1.2%
2001	2 000 000	$ 1.70	$ 1.70	$ 1.80	$ 2.30	$ 2.70	$ 2.70	Circulation	95%
2001	10 244							Proof 2 Coin Pack	1.8%
2001	13 000							Proof 20 Coin Set	1.5%
2001	5 516							Proof 3 Coin ACT Set	0.4%

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