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20 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait

20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait) - obverse20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1999-2019
Value 20 Cents
0.20 AUD = USD 0.14
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 11.31 g
Diameter 28.52 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
1702
References KM# 403
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 419
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2000
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and the numeral "20"

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Reeded

20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

In 1999 the RAM updated the standard circulation Platypus 20 cent coin with the Ian Rank Broadley 4th Portrait of the Queen on the Obverse. The coin has also been issued in Uncirculated & Proof Year Sets, UNC in WMF Berlin Money Fair Sets, and various Baby UNC & Proof sets. Specimen versions of the coin were issued in Wedding Sets from 2002 to 2009. From 2010 all Wedding Sets were Proof issues. 2019 is the final year for the IRB Obverse.

The 2001 issues featured 3 different versions of the IRB Initials, "IRB" joined, "IRB" spaced and "RB" Joined.


The 2004 issued coin has two varieties, large and small QE II Head on the obverse, see this image.


Fine Silver (.999) Proof versions of the coin have been released in the Masterpieces in Silver 1998 Set & Fine Silver Proof Sets in 2004 & 2009 onwards.

2008 ‘Wave gap variety’
In the early 2010s it was noticed that a small number of 2008 Australian 20c pieces had a small gap between the wave and the playtpus' head, similar to the wave gap used as a mintmark on 1966 20c pieces. While it is a part of the design that is subject to die fill, it was realised that it was likely a genuine variety as the 2008 Wedding Set coins all exhibit the same wave gap. With a mintage of just 3,278 sets, the wave gap was unlikely to be due to die fill, especially as Wedding Set coins were specially struck. It seems likely that the Royal Australian Mint accidentally deployed a Wedding Set reverse die for the production of some circulating 20c pieces, though it is unclear why such a design change was made for the Wedding Set coins. The wave gap reverse design has not been noted on any other contemporary 20c pieces so it did not supercede the then in-use reverse design.

2008 20c circulation break-downs
Normal Wave gap
99.2%  0.8%
While the wave gap variety makes up a very small percentage of the total mintage, with 132,900,000 2008 20c pieces struck, there were approximately 1,000,000 wave gap coins struck. While a study has not been carried out, the high number of wave gap coins struck would suggest that more than one Wedding Set reverse die was used too.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1999  35 718 BU Koala Baby Set 0.08%
1999  70 067 BU Year Set 0.7%
1999  64 181 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.38 $ 0.55 $ 0.55 $ 1.10 Circulation 24%
1999  6 707 Proof Koala Baby Set 0.03%
1999  28 000 Proof Year Set 0.4%
2000  27 118 BU Koala Baby Set 0.07%
2000  97 550 $ 6.20 BU Year Set 0.7%
2000  35 584 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.37 $ 0.46 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 Circulation 15%
2000  15 517 Proof Koala Baby Set 0.04%
2000  64 000 $ 23 Proof Year Set 0.6%
2001  32 494 BU Koala Baby Set 0.05%
2001  90 822 $ 7.20 BU Year Set 0.7%
2001  81 967 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.35 $ 0.35 $ 0.61 $ 1.70 Circulation - "IRB" joined 9%
2001  $ 0.14 $ 0.41 $ 0.51 $ 0.59 $ 1.40 Circulation - "IRB" spaced 11%
2001  $ 0.29 $ 1.00 Circulation - "RB" joined 3%
2001  15 011 Proof Koala Baby Set 0.05%
2001  59 569 Proof Year Set 0.7%
2001  1 Struck on a Bi-metal planchet 0.03%
2002  32 479 BU Koala Baby Set 0.05%
2002  68 752 $ 2.10 BU Year Set 0.6%
2002  27 244 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.23 $ 0.44 $ 0.63 $ 4.00 Circulation 10%
2002  13 996 Proof Koala Baby Set 0.07%
2002  39 514 $ 4.80 Proof Year Set 0.5%
2002  3 322 Specimen Wedding Set 0.04%
2004  31 036 BU Koala Baby Set 0.09%
2004  67 795 $ 2.30 BU Year Set 0.7%
2004  400 000 Circulation - Large Head Variety, Pointed "A"; see comments 1.7%
2004  74 609 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.34 $ 0.34 $ 0.34 $ 0.34 $ 1.20 Circulation - Small Head Variety, Flat Top "A"; see comments 18%
2004  16 000 Proof Koala Baby Set 0.04%
2004  50 000 $ 12 Proof Year Set 0.5%
2004  3 963 Specimen Wedding Set 0.05%
2005  58 600 000 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 $ 0.37 $ 0.37 $ 1.10 $ 2.60 Circulation 16%
2005  1 Mule Coin in 2006 Proof Set 0.13%
2006  32 095 BU Magic Pudding Baby Set 0.15%
2006  1 500 BU WMF Berlin Money Fair 0.04%
2006  84 407 $ 2.70 BU Year Set 0.8%
2006  102 462 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.23 $ 0.43 $ 0.55 $ 1.90 $ 2.10 Circulation 23%
2006  15 127 Proof Magic Pudding Baby Set 0.04%
2006  45 373 $ 9.20 Proof Year Set 0.5%
2006  2 752 Specimen Wedding Set 0.03%
2007  33 693 BU Magic Pudding Baby Set 0.13%
2007  42 712 000 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.20 $ 0.28 $ 0.68 $ 2.10 Circulation 13%
2007  12 417 Proof Magic Pudding Baby Set 0.2%
2007  30 516 Proof Year Set 0.3%
2007  2 629 Specimen Wedding Set 0.04%
2008  46 504 BU Magic Pudding Baby Set 0.15%
2008  28 399 BU Two Coin Set 0.2%
2008  106 220 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.21 $ 0.24 $ 0.42 $ 0.44 $ 2.00 Circulation 24%
2008  Circulation - Wave Gap Variety 0.5%
2008  15 500 Proof Magic Pudding Baby Set 0.04%
2008  28 569 $ 11 Proof Year Set 0.5%
2008  3 278 Specimen Wedding Set 0.03%
2009  34 179 BU Blinky Bill Baby Set 0.15%
2009  25 114 BU Two Coin Set 0.19%
2009  43 600 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.14 $ 0.35 $ 0.41 $ 1.60 $ 2.10 Circulation 12%
2009  12 307 Proof Blinky Bill Baby Set 0.05%
2009  23 257 $ 11 Proof Year Set 0.5%
2009  2 824 Specimen Wedding Set 0.03%
2010  2 500 BU ANA Boston World Money Fair 0.03%
2010  33 131 BU Blinky Bill Baby Set 0.09%
2010  1 500 BU WMF Berlin Money Fair 0.03%
2010  48 489 $ 4.20 BU Year Set 0.7%
2010  32 100 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.14 $ 0.37 $ 0.51 $ 0.71 $ 3.50 Circulation 12%
2010  10 002 Proof Blinky Bill Baby Set 0.07%
2010  2 493 Proof Wedding Set 0.04%
2010  18 753 Proof Year Set 0.3%
2011  27 168 BU Blinky Bill Baby Set 0.08%
2011  1 500 BU WMF Berlin Money Fair 0.03%
2011  40 383 $ 1.70 BU Year Set 0.5%
2011  15 100 000 $ 0.15 $ 0.49 Circulation 5%
2011  8 008 Proof Blinky Bill Baby Set 0.03%
2011  2 506 Proof Wedding Set 0.04%
2011  15 597 Proof Year Set 0.3%
2012  2 500 BU ANA Boston World Money Fair 0.03%
2012  23 084 BU Dot & Kangaroo Baby Set 0.09%
2012  1 500 BU WMF Berlin Money Fair 0.04%
2012  57 054 $ 1.70 BU Year Set 0.6%
2012  34 600 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.41 $ 4.00 Circulation 8%
2012  9 273 Proof Dot & Kangaroo Baby Set 0.07%
2012  2 027 Proof Wedding Set 0.03%
2012  50 000 $ 43 Proof Year Set 0.2%
2013  21 001 BU Dot & Kangaroo Baby Set 0.08%
2013  43 900 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.52 $ 1.60 Circulation 8%
2013  8 000 Proof Dot & Kangaroo Baby Set 0.04%
2013  850 Proof Wedding Set 0.04%
2014  18 088 BU Dot & Kangaroo Baby Set 0.07%
2014  1 500 BU WMF Berlin Money Fair 0.05%
2014  42 277 $ 3.60 BU Year Set 0.7%
2014  52 300 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 4.00 Circulation 9%
2014  6 650 Proof Dot & Kangaroo Baby Set 0.04%
2014  2 000 Proof Wedding Set 0.03%
2014  14 814 Proof Year Set 0.3%
2014  Wave gap variety 0.15%
2015  18 500 BU Alphabet Baby Set 0.07%
2015  1 000 BU WMF Berlin Money Fair 0.03%
2015  48 682 BU Year Set 0.6%
2015  24 400 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.52 $ 0.92 $ 4.00 Circulation 5%
2015  6 552 Proof Alphabet Baby Set 0.03%
2015  19 720 Proof Year set 0.3%
2016  10 000 BU 50th Anniversary Set 0.3%
2016  10 000 BU 50th Anniversary Set 0.15%
2016  18 902 BU Alphabet Baby Set 0.09%
2016  1 500 BU RAM Legends Six Coin Set 0.04%
2016  1 250 BU WMF Berlin Money Fair 0.03%
2016  29 800 000 $ 0.45 $ 0.53 $ 0.53 $ 2.20 Circulation 6%
2016  7 019 Proof Alphabet Baby Set 0.04%
2017  17 215 BU Alphabet Baby Set 0.07%
2017  1 500 BU RAM Legends Six Coin Set 0.07%
2017  1 250 BU WMF Berlin State Privymark 6 Coin Set 0.04%
2017  45 793 $ 3.10 BU Year Set 0.6%
2017  29 855 504 $ 0.16 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 1.20 Circulation 5%
2017  7 319 Proof Alphabet Baby Set 0.04%
2017  8 207 $ 4.10 Proof Year Set 0.3%
2018  26 275 BU Possum Magic Baby Set 0.08%
2018  1 500 BU RAM Legends Six Coin Set 0.04%
2018  1 250 BU WMF Berlin Armistice 6 Coin Set 0.09%
2018  46 216 $ 1.20 BU Year Set 0.7%
2018  22 149 500 $ 0.14 $ 0.41 $ 0.41 $ 0.73 Circulation 3%
2018  3 000 Proof Milestones and Celebrations Set 0.04%
2018  9 953 Proof Possum Magic Baby Set 0.08%
2018  17 396 $ 11 Proof Year Set 0.2%
2019  11 641 BU Possum Magic Baby Set 0.08%
2019  1 500 BU RAM Legends Six Coin Set 0.09%
2019  1 250 $ 7.10 BU WMF Berlin Moon Landing 6 Coin Set 0.13%
2019  55 547 $ 9.70 BU Year Set 1.0%
2019  23 731 000 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 Circulation 3%
2019  1 016 Proof Milestones and Celebrations Set 0.03%
2019  7 200 Proof Possum Magic Baby Set 0.04%
2019  16 573 $ 11 Proof Year Set 0.3%

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