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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 12 - Ford Australia - The Manufacturing ERA
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2017 encircles the effigy, with the engraver's initials IRB appearing in the field below the portrait. The design is rendered in a refined, contemporary style consistent with the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait used on Commonwealth coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The central design features an Australian-built Model T Ford automobile depicted in front of the original Ford factory in Geelong, Victoria, with the Australian flag flying from the centre of the building, all set within a beaded inner circle. The denomination 50 appears within the circle alongside the date range 1925-2016, commemorating the span of Ford's manufacturing presence in Australia. The legend FORD AUSTRALIA - THE MANUFACTURING ERA arcs around the upper portion of the inner circle, while the original Ford script logo appears prominently below the central motif. The overall composition commemorates the conclusion of Australian automotive manufacturing by Ford. |
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| Mintage | 2017 - BU in Coincard only in 12 Coin Tin - 10,000 |
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