| Issuer | Australia |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Value | 50 Cents |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 15.55 g |
| Dimensions | 31.51 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Dodecagonal (12-sided) Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#364, Schön#376 |
| Obverse description | 3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1998 RDM |
| Reverse description | Portraits of Bass and Flinders, a map of part of Australia and all of Tasmania and a depiction of the route they took |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Sydney GEORGE BASS 50 G DISCOVERY OF BASS STRAIT 1798 - 1998 MATTHEW FLINDERS |
| Edge | 12 Sided Smooth |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1998 - BU in Note Printing Australia Set - 1 000 1998 - BU in PNC - 82 004 1998 - BU in PNC Sydney ANDA - 3 000 1998 - BU Koala Baby Year Set - 31 810 1998 - BU Year Set - 74 108 1998 - Circulation - 22 389 200 1998 - Proof Koala Baby Year Set - 5 269 1998 - Proof Year Set - 32 225 |
| Catalog ID | 8359722720 |
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