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50 Cents - Charles III 1st Portrait - 60 Years of Decimal Currency
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic compositional arrangement of miniature renditions of reverse designs drawn from pre-decimal and early decimal Australian coinage, including a kangaroo, a royal crown, wheatsheaves, a coat of arms, and other historic motifs, set within circular coin-shaped frames arranged across a textured and plain field. A leaping kangaroo in high relief is centrally positioned across a diagonal band. The inscription 60 YEARS OF DECIMAL CURRENCY appears in a horizontal cartouche to the right of centre, and the large numeral 50 is prominently displayed in the lower field. The word PENNY appears at the top of the composition referencing the pre-decimal currency era. |
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Australia's decimal currency launched on 14 February 1966, when the dollar replaced the pound at a rate of two dollars to one — a conversion the government spent years preparing the public for through an aggressive advertising campaign featuring a character called "Dollar Bill." The fifty-cent piece was originally released that year as a round silver coin, but its silver value quickly exceeded face value and most were hoarded or melted within months, forcing a rapid redesign to the familiar dodecagonal shape by 1969.
Charles III's effigy appearing on this commemorative marks only the second monarch to feature on Australian decimal coinage.