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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of The Royal Australian Mint
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley. The sovereign's portrait occupies the central field, with the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2015 arranged around the periphery. The designer's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Edge | Plain (12-sided) |
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The Royal Australian Mint opened in Canberra on 22 February 1965, ending Australia's long dependence on the Royal Mint's branch facilities in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth. This 2015 issue marks exactly fifty years of domestic production under Commonwealth control. The Canberra facility was the first entirely new mint built in Australia rather than inherited from colonial infrastructure, and its opening coincided with decimalisation planning that would transform the currency two years later in 1966.