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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait - Silver Jubilee
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1977 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Australia's 1977 Silver Jubilee fifty-cent piece was issued to mark Elizabeth II's twenty-fifth year on the throne — a reign that had begun with her accession in February 1952 following the death of George VI. The Royal Australian Mint produced both a standard circulation strike and a proof version that year, though the circulating pieces moved through pockets and tills in sufficient numbers that worn examples are far easier to locate than sharp ones.
The coin's copper-nickel composition reflects the practical reality that had governed Australian fifty-cent pieces since 1969, after the original 80% silver dodecagonal pieces proved too expensive to keep in circulation and were rapidly hoarded.