Australia 50 Cents - Elizabeth II, 1988

3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Australia Australia
Currency Dollar (1966 – 9999)
Coin type Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination 50 Cents - Elizabeth II
Year 1988
Ruler Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 15.55
Diameter (mm) 31.51
Thickness (mm) 3

Description

50 Cents - Elizabeth II from Australia. Issued in 1988. Struck in Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel). Measures 31.51 mm and weighs 15.55 g.

Obverse
3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem
Reverse
Depiction of an uncharted map of New Holland (Australia), the stars of the southern cross and a ship of the First Fleet.
Edge
12 Sided Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1988  — — — — — — BU in Rectangular Coincard 0.7%
1988  240K — — — — € 6,80 BU Year Set 4%
1988  10K — — — — — BU Year Set (Sydney Coin Fair) 0.2%
1988  9M € 1,10 € 1,60 € 1,60 € 3,30 € 3,30 Circulation 95%
1988  104.5K — — — — € 5,60 Proof Year Set 5%

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