50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1985-2019
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# 5027
References	KM# 83 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 70 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1985
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Australian Coat of arms with Kangaroo and Emu supporters

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

The 1985 50 standard cent coin obverse was updated with the Third Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Raphael David Maklouf. It was used on all 50 cent coins up to and including 1997. (The coin image on this page is of a Proof Coin)

A special Five-Coin Set to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Dodecagon 50 cent Coin was issued by the RAM in 2019. The set included this coin with the Makleouf Third Effigy. The five coins in the set each display a different effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as used on the 50 cent coin since it was introduced in 1969 as well as including the new Jody Clark Sixth Effigy being introduced on Australian coins in 2019.

The Five coins in the Five-Coin Set are as follows :-
Coin dated 2019 with original 1969-1983 2nd Effigy Arnold Machin Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse. (Gold Plated)
Coin dated 2019 with second 1984-1997 3rd Effigy Ralph David Makleouf Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse.
Coin dated 2019 with third 1998-2019 4th Effigy Ian Rank-Broadly Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse.
Coin dated 2019 with fourth 2000 only 5th Effigy Vladimir Gottwald Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse.
Coin dated 2019 with fifth 2019 onwards 6th Effigy Jody Clark Obverse with Stuart Devlin Reverse.

A very rare Mule coin was observed that was created from a 1988 Bicentennial 50 cent obverse and a regular COA Reverse. PCGS has graded 4 examples but total produced is unknown.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1985	170 000							$ 11	BU Year Set	4%
1985	1 000 000								Circulation	9%
1985	74 089							$ 10	Proof Year Set	3%
1986	180 000							$ 11	BU Year Set	6%
1986	67 000							$ 8.90	Proof Year Set	3%
1987	200 000							$ 11	BU Year Set	5%
1987	69 684							$ 7.40	Proof Year Set	3%
1988									Mule - Mintage unknown; see comments	0.16%
1989	150 602							$ 2.30	BU Year Set	4%
1989	5 000								Proof Set Sydney International Coin Fair	0.16%
1989	67 618							$ 6.30	Proof Year Set	3%
1990	103 766							$ 2.30	BU Year Set	4%
1990	1 985								Proof Set - Sydney International Coin Fair	0.11%
1990	51 015							$ 5.60	Proof Year Set	1.9%
1992	118 528							$ 20	BU Year Set	4%
1992	56 367							$ 5.70	Proof Year Set	3%
1993	11 000								BU Gumnut Baby Set	0.16%
1993	16 000								BU Gumnut Baby Set (Wrong Artwork)	0.11%
1993	86 068								BU Year Set	2.0%
1993	982 800				$ 2.30	$ 3.20	$ 9.30		Circulation	11%
1993	40 255								Proof Year Set	1.6%
1996	25 727								BU Gumnut Baby Set	0.3%
1996	108 773								BU Year Set	1.6%
1996	19 296 800	$ 0.37	$ 0.37	$ 0.57	$ 0.60	$ 1.00	$ 1.30	$ 1.30	Circulation	64%
1996	3 985								Proof Gumnut Baby Set	0.16%
1996	33 350								Proof Year Set	1.6%
1997	27 421								BU Gumnut Baby Set	0.16%
1997	71 022							$ 4.20	BU Year Set	1.9%
1997	4 337 200		$ 0.35	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10			Circulation	23%
1997	3 617								Proof Gumnut Baby Set	0.11%
1997	32 543								Proof Year Set	1.6%
2019	12 970							$ 44	BU 50th Anniversary of Dodegagon 50c	1.9%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 177 Lot 2154	6 Dec 2025	1992 – BU Year Set	UNC	USD 22.06 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 169 Lot 1877	20 Sep 2025	1992 – BU Year Set	UNC	USD 20.90 (EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 161 Lot 1561	18 Jun 2025	1992 – BU Year Set	UNC	USD 20.90 (EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2419	8 Feb 2025	1992 – BU Year Set	UNC	USD 17.41 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 126 Lot 1436	18 May 2024	1992 – BU Year Set	UNC	USD 26.70 (EUR 23.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 98 Lot 1442	14 Oct 2023	1992 – BU Year Set	UNC	USD 23.22 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.