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5 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary Moon Landing
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 |
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Australia's 50th anniversary moon landing commemorative was part of a broader wave of issues released globally in 2019, but the Royal Australian Mint's decision to use the circulating five-cent denomination — rather than a dedicated collector format — meant these entered general commerce alongside ordinary coinage. Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, with Australian tracking stations at Honeysuckle Creek and Parkes playing a direct operational role in relaying the lunar surface transmissions back to Earth.