Name/TitleCollection of Australian Fifty Cent Pieces
About this objectTwelve sided silver coloured coin - dodecagon shape. Australian legal currency.
- one coin is from 1982 depicting the Commonwealth Games Brisbane
- one 1994 depicting a stick figure family was the International Year of the Family
- two coins from 1998 in commemoration of the discovery of Bass Strait by Matthew Flinders and George Bass
- four coins from 2001 marking the Centenary of Federation depicting the Commonwealth coat of arms
- four coin dated 2005, one depicts the head of the reigning monarch Elizabeth II and the other three are in commemoration of the Second World War
MakerThe Royal Australian Mint
Maker Roleminting or coinage
Period1982 - 2005
Medium and MaterialsCopper and nickel
MeasurementsDiam: 31.65mm
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Royal Australian Mint
Subject and Association DescriptionAustralian coins have been manufactured by The Royal Australian Mint since 1964.
The fifty cent piece was introduced with decimal currency on the 14th February, 1966. It was originally made from silver.
