50 Cents - Charles III 1st Portrait - Year of the Horse

Features

Issuer	Australia
King	Charles III (2022-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2026
Value	50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.35
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	15.37 g
Diameter	31.51 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Tetradecagonal (14-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 486116

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Commemorative issue

Year of the Horse

Series: Lunar Series III

Obverse

Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CHARLES III
AUSTRALIA 2026
50 CENTS
DT

Designer: Dan Thorne

Reverse

A Horse rearing on its hind legs with Chinese character for horse to the right

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
馬
BS

Translation: 馬 = Horse

Designer: Bronwyn Scott

Edge

Smooth - 14 Sided

Mint

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

Comments

Released by the Royal Australian Mint is this NCLT Copper-nickel 14 sided coin. The coin was released in a credit card sized coincard. This is the fifteenth 50 cent Lunar Year commemorative 14 sided Tetra-Decagon coin. This is the only RAM series with this shaped coin.

Also released in a Limited Edition PNC by Australia Post on 6th January 2026 (888 Copies only)

The coin in this limited edition PNC has an Envelope Privymark. See example below for coin with the Privy.

Front & back of the PNC.

Front and back of the inner Coincard.

Australia Post also issued a PNC with a coin without the Envelope Privymark (Issue 3 of 2026) 8,888 copies.

As the Chinese Lunar Calendar ushers in the Year of the Horse, the RAM's innovative tetra-decagon series continues with its fifteenth annual release. The Horse is the seventh of the twelve signs in the Chinese Zodiac. According to legend, twelve animals participated in a race across a river to allow the Jade Emperor to establish the order of the signs of the Chinese horoscope. After the Dragon had taken fifth place the Horse looked to be next in line, but suddenly the Snake appeared at the Horse’s hooves causing it to jump back in surprise, allowing the Snake to cross the line in sixth place.

Previous Years releases are:-
2012: Year of the Dragon
2013: Year of the Snake
2014: Year of the Horse
2015: Year of the Goat
2016: Year of the Monkey
2017: Year of the Rooster
2018: Year of the Dog
2019: Year of the Pig
2020: Year of the Rat
2021: Year of the Ox
2022: Year of the Tiger

2023: Year of the Rabbit

2024: Year of the Dragon

2025: Year of the Snake

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Date	Mintage	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2026	50 000	$ 12	BU in Coincard	92%
2026	8 888		BU in PNC	12%
2026 ENV	888		BU in Limited Edition PNC	16%

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