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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Horse

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Horse) - obverse50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Horse) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2014
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.36
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#
58718

Commemorative issue

Year of the Horse

Series: Lunar Series II

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2014
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Unbridled galloping horse through a field of grass, with the traditional Chinese character of the horse in the sky.

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
馬
50

Translation: 馬 = Horse

Designer: Alex Vorodeyev

Edge

14 Sided Smooth

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Horse) - obverse

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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 folding coincard. This the third 50 cent Lunar Year commemorative 14 sided Tetra-Decagon coin. This is the only RAM series with this shaped coin.



As the Chinese Lunar Calendar ushers in the Year of the Horse, the innovative tetra-decagon series continues with its third annual release. The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a twelve-year cycle. Each year is represented by a different animal, each with its own distinct personality. People born within each lunar year are believed to possess the qualities of that year’s animal, using those traits to achieve success and happiness throughout life.

This NCLT Royal Australian Mint coin is the third 50 cent Lunar Year commemorative and is also a 14 sided Tetra-Decagon coin.
Previous Years releases are:-
2012: Year of the Dragon
2013: Year of the Snake

This coin was also issued to order in a special white presentation case, with 1500 minted in total.


The RAM also released a Fine Silver (.999) Proof version of this coin in a capsule in a plush case.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2014  13 503 $ 11 BU in Coincard 89%
2014  1 500 BU in White Presentation Box 17%

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