50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - XVIII Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2005
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# 12604
References	KM# 769 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 843 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Melbourne Commonwealth Games

Series: 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2005
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Australian animals mimicking athletes as they are competing in the Games. Symbolic of the embracing spirit of the Commonwealth Games and Australia's unique fauna

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MELBOURNE 2006
50
XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES
KJ

Designers: Vladimir Gottwald, Kelly Just

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint released this commemorative fifty cent into circulation. Just to confuse you the coin is dated 2005 on the obverse but features "Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games" on the reverse. This coin was designed by 16 year old Victorian Kelly Just who won a nation-wide secondary school competition to design the reverse.

The coin was also available in UNC condition in a Coincard.

It was also included in the Special 18 Coin Set with 16 other different NCLT 50 Cent coins and a $5 Aluminium Bronze NCLT Coin.

A Fine Silver (.999) version was released in a capsule in a plush box with limited edition certificate.

Present in sets

2006 - Australian Special Set (XVIII Melbourne Commonwealth Games)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2005	15 550								BU in 18 Coin Folder	0.9%
2005	21 701							$ 7.60	BU in Coincard	1.1%
2005	20 719 000	$ 0.36	$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 1.20	$ 1.40	$ 1.70	$ 2.10	Circulation	97%

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