Australia 1979 50 cent coin - join
50 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait - Dodecagonal type
© Mike Bentley
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1969-1984 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = 204 AMD |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 15.55 g |
| Diameter | 31.51 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References | KM# 68, Schön# 55 |
Obverse
2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1983
Designer:Arnold Machin
Reverse
Australia coat of arms (the escutcheon is carried by a red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) and an Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)) and the numeral "50".
Designer's mark "SD" below.
Lettering:
50
SD
Designer:Stuart Devlin
Edge
12 Sided Smooth
© Mike Bentley
Mint
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)Comments
Australia's first 12-sided 50-cent coin issued into circulation by the RAM in 1969 replacing the 80% silver round 50-cent of 1966.
No 50 cent coins were issued in 1967 and 1968.
* Diameter note: 12-sided (dodecagonal) shape - 31.5mm across flats, 32.5mm point to point.
For the variety "two parallel horizontal bars behind Emu's head" for the years 1979 and 1980, this is what you have to look for:
Officially in 1977 only Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 50 cent coins were struck by the RAM. However, there are 7 known examples of a COA 1977 50 cent coin. These were either minted accidentally or deliberately (Mint Sport). None have been seen for a while and would fetch a very good price in the current market.
Seven Mules are known to exist made from the 1977 obverse and a standard COA Reverse.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 14,015,000 | 942.15 | 628.10 | 1,092.89 | 1,256.19 | 1,432.06 | 16% | Circulation | |||
| 1969 | 13,056 | 0.4% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||
| 1969 | 2,000 | 0.02% | Specimen in Yarralumla PNC | ||||||||
| 1969 | 14,351 | 0.19% | UNC Year Set; Blue Wallet | ||||||||
| 1969 | 16,285 | 0.04% | UNC Year Set; Red Wallet | ||||||||
| 1971 | 21,056,000 | 405.12 | 515.04 | 571.57 | 17% | Circulation | |||||
| 1971 | 10,066 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||
| 1971 | 28,572 | 0.3% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1972 | 5,586,000 | 251.24 | 7% | Circulation | |||||||
| 1972 | 10,272 | 0.2% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||
| 1972 | 39,065 | 0.17% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1973 | 4,009,000 | 502.48 | 703.47 | 5,822.46 | 5% | Circulation | |||||
| 1973 | 10,090 | 0.17% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||
| 1973 | 30,928 | 0.08% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1974 | 8,962,000 | 194.71 | 439.67 | 628.10 | 8% | Circulation | |||||
| 1974 | 10,918 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||
| 1974 | 25,475 | 0.11% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1975 | 19,064,800 | 251.24 | 577.85 | 565.29 | 14% | Circulation | |||||
| 1975 | 23,021 | 13,585.74 | 0.5% | Proof Year Set | |||||||
| 1975 | 30,121 | 0.08% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1976 | 27,280,000 | 552.73 | 672.06 | 596.69 | 571.57 | 18% | Circulation | ||||
| 1976 | 21,200 | 0.4% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||
| 1976 | 40,004 | 0.3% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1977 | 7 | 0.04% | 7 Mules known to exist (See comments) | ||||||||
| 1978 | 25,765,000 | 628.10 | 584.13 | 628.10 | 2,688.26 | 16% | Circulation | ||||
| 1978 | 38,519 | 9,101.13 | 0.7% | Proof Year Set | |||||||
| 1978 | 70,006 | 0.3% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1979 | 24,886,000 | 194.71 | 389.42 | 458.51 | 17% | Circulation | |||||
| 1979 | 483.63 | 1.5% | Double Bar Variety (Mintage inc in normal variety) | ||||||||
| 1979 | 36,006 | 11,644.92 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | |||||||
| 1979 | 70,006 | 0.3% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1980 | 38,681,000 | 483.63 | 527.60 | 521.32 | 835.37 | 414.54 | 19% | Circulation | |||
| 1980 | 1,400.66 | 1.9% | Double Bar Variety (Mintage inc in normal variety) | ||||||||
| 1980 | 68,000 | 7,750.72 | 0.8% | Proof Year Set | |||||||
| 1980 | 100,000 | 0.3% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1981 | 24,168,000 | 427.11 | 471.07 | 508.76 | 389.42 | 17% | Circulation | ||||
| 1981 | 86,100 | 3,768.58 | 0.6% | Proof Year Set | |||||||
| 1981 | 120,000 | 1,161.98 | 0.4% | UNC Year Set | |||||||
| 1983 | 48,923,000 | 339.17 | 326.61 | 376.86 | 546.44 | 665.78 | 716.03 | 942.15 | 24% | Circulation | |
| 1983 | 80,000 | 0.7% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||
| 1983 | 155,700 | 0.3% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
| 1984 | 26,281,000 | 194.71 | 508.76 | 515.04 | 1,620.49 | 13% | Circulation | ||||
| 1984 | 61,000 | 0.5% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||
| 1984 | 150,014 | 0.6% | UNC Year Set | ||||||||
Values in the table above are expressed in AMD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as a measure, but they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.
Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.
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