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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 09 - Holden HX Sandman
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2016 surrounds the portrait, with the designer's initials IRB appearing below the truncation. The composition is rendered in a refined, portrait style characteristic of late 20th- and early 21st-century Commonwealth coinage. |
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| Mintage | 2016 - BU in Coincard - 7,425 2016 - BU in Coincard in 12 Coin Tin - 7,500 |
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The HX Sandman panel van debuted in 1976 as Holden's bid to capture the youth market, pitched squarely at surfers and tradespeople who wanted something between a utility and a passenger car. It became a cultural fixture in a way few commercial vehicles manage — genuinely iconic in Australian popular memory rather than merely common. This coin is part of the Royal Australian Mint's 2016 Holden commemorative 50-cent series, which used pad printing to apply colour directly to the coin surface, a process that remains technically demanding on cupro-nickel at this diameter.