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Australia's first round fifty cent coin was struck in 80% silver and remains one of the most collected decimal issues.
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Australia 50 Cents 2000 Millennium commemorative A circulating commemorative issue celebrating the new millennium with a distinctly modern Australian design.
Australia Fifty Cents 1966 In Mint Sets 1966 Australian fifty-cent coin. Design: round silver fifty cent with the Commonwealth Coat of Arms reverse by Stuart Devlin; this format was replaced by the dodecagonal cupro-nickel coin from 1969. Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II, Arnold Machin portrait. Issue/finish: In Mint Sets. Note: precious-metal wording indicates a special collector version. Specifications: 80% silver and 20% copper, circular shape, milled edge, 31.65 mm diameter and 13.28 g mass.
Australia Fifty Cents 1969 In Mint Sets 1969 Australian fifty-cent coin. Design: standard Commonwealth Coat of Arms reverse sculpted by Stuart Devlin. Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II, Arnold Machin portrait. Issue/finish: In Mint Sets. Specifications: 75% copper and 25% nickel, dodecagonal shape, plain edge, 31.65 mm across flats and 15.55 g mass.
Australia Fifty Cents 1970 In Mint Sets 1970 Australian fifty-cent coin. Theme: bicentenary of Lieutenant James Cook's 1770 voyage and landing on Australia's east coast. Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II, Arnold Machin portrait. Issue/finish: In Mint Sets. Specifications: 75% copper and 25% nickel, dodecagonal shape, plain edge, 31.65 mm across flats and 15.55 g mass.
Australia Fifty Cents 1971 In Mint Sets 1971 Australian fifty-cent coin. Design: standard Commonwealth Coat of Arms reverse sculpted by Stuart Devlin. Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II, Arnold Machin portrait. Issue/finish: In Mint Sets. Specifications: 75% copper and 25% nickel, dodecagonal shape, plain edge, 31.65 mm across flats and 15.55 g mass.
Australia Fifty Cents 1972 In Mint Sets 1972 Australian fifty-cent coin. Design: standard Commonwealth Coat of Arms reverse sculpted by Stuart Devlin. Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II, Arnold Machin portrait. Issue/finish: In Mint Sets. Specifications: 75% copper and 25% nickel, dodecagonal shape, plain edge, 31.65 mm across flats and 15.55 g mass.
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