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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Clownfish
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a vivid pad-printed full-colour depiction of a clownfish (Amphiprioninae), rendered in characteristic orange and white banded coloration with bold black outlines, occupying the central field against a background of stylised concentric wave lines in the lower portion and a darkened upper field. The series title AUSTRALIAN SEA LIFE arcs along the upper legend, with the prominent inscription THE REEF superimposed across the upper centre in large display lettering. The species name CLOWNFISH appears along the lower left arc. The Perth Mint's P mintmark is situated to the left of the design in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | AUSTRALIAN SEA LIFE THE REEF P CLOWNFISH |
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Pad printing on silver coins — essentially an industrial ink-transfer process borrowed from promotional merchandise manufacturing — was still a novelty technique in Australian numismatics around 2010, and the Perth Mint leaned into it aggressively during this period for its coloured wildlife series. The process deposits colour directly onto the struck surface without a recess, making it vulnerable to chipping with handling, which partly explains why mint-state examples dominate surviving populations.