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50 Cents - Charles III Benedict & Sophie
| Issuer | The Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Thickness | 2.9 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of King Charles III rendered in high relief, after the portrait by Dominic Thomas, with the initials 'DT' incuse below the truncation. The legend 'KING CHARLES III' arcs along the upper left field and 'TUVALU' along the upper right, separated by raised dots. Around the lower periphery, the inscriptions '1/2oz', '9999', 'Ag', '2026', and '50 CENTS' are arranged in a continuous arc, denoting the coin's weight, fineness, metallic symbol, date, and denomination. |
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| Mint | The Perth Mint, Perth, Australia |
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The Perth Mint has issued commemorative 50-cent pieces in this format regularly since the 1990s, but the pairing of a reigning monarch with a named royal consort on a single issue is less routine than the volume of such releases might suggest. Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh — formerly Countess of Wessex — became a notably active working royal following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a profile shift that likely accelerated her inclusion in paired commemorative programs of this kind.