50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Masterpieces in Silver; Royal Wedding

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1989
Value	50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.36
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Silver (.925)
Weight	18 g
Diameter	31.51 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 85200
References	KM# 129 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Royal Wedding

Series: Masterpieces in Silver

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1989
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Conjoined profiles of Prince Charles and Princess Dianna facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
:H.R.H.THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER:
FIFTY CENTS

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

This Sterling Silver (.925) NCLT Proof coin was issued as part of the 1989 Fifty Cent Collection Masterpieces in Silver Set with four other Sterling Silver Proof 50 cent coins.

The coins in the set were all 1989 dated versions of previously released commemorative 50 cent coins that had been released into circulation they were :-

A 50 cent coin featuring the special reverse face for the Captain Cook Bicentenary year of 1970.
A 50 cent coin featuring the special reverse face for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.
This 50 cent coin featuring the special reverse face celebrating of the marriage of Charles and Diana in 1981
A 50 cent coin featuring the special reverse face for the Brisbane Commonwealth Games of 1982.
A 50 cent coin featuring the special reverse face for the Bicentennial Year 1988.

Over 20 million Copper-nickel versions of this 50 cent coin were released into circulation and included in the BU and Proof Year sets for 1981. (However they had the Arnold Machin 2nd Portrait of QE II)

Present in sets

1989 - Australia - Masterpieces in Silver (Fifty Cent Collection)

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Date	Mintage	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1989	22 499	$ 55	Proof - Masterpieces in Silver Set	97%
1989	2 500		Proof - MIS Sydney Coin Fair Set	3%

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Actual silver weight: 0.535 oz

Current silver price: 73.28 USD/oz (see silver price

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