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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait - Royal Wedding
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Conjoined busts of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer facing left, with the Prince's portrait set slightly behind and to the left of Lady Diana's, whose finely detailed short-cropped hairstyle is rendered in high relief. The encircling legend along the upper arc reads H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER, while the denomination FIFTY CENTS appears along the lower arc, all separated by raised dot stops within the smooth dodecagonal border. |
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Issued to mark the July 1981 marriage of Charles and Diana, this piece was part of a wave of Commonwealth commemoratives that flooded the market simultaneously — the Royal Australian Mint among dozens of mints worldwide producing pieces for the same event. Australian circulation commemoratives of this type were sold directly to the public through the mint and through Australia Post, meaning most examples were immediately set aside rather than spent, which accounts for the overwhelming number of survivors in near-mint condition.