50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary, Australia

50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary, Australia, 1988 obverse image50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary, Australia, 1988 reverse image
50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Australia flagAustralia
  • Years of Minting:
    1988
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Circulating commemorative coin
  • Edge:
    12 Sided Smooth
  • Shape:
    Dodecagonal (12-sided)
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)
50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary Reference Price

Reference Price

$1.99

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Depiction of an uncharted map of New Holland (Australia), the stars of the southern cross and a ship of the First Fleet.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

Michael Tracey

Obverse

Description:

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

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

Raphael David Maklouf

Edge

Description:

12 Sided Smooth

50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1988 RDM

Reverse:

AUSTRALIA 1788-1988 W S E NEW HOLLAND FIFTY CENTS

50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)

Size

50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary sizes
  • Weight:15.55 g
  • Diameter:31.51 mm
  • Thickness:3 mm
  • Edge:n/a

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