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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Coronation Jubilee - Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and is divided into three vertical panels with contrasting frosted and mirror proof finishes. The central panel features St Edward's Crown at the top, surmounted above the royal cypher E II R in large relief lettering, with the denomination numeral 50 prominently displayed below. The left panel bears the seven-pointed Commonwealth Star and the date 1953, while the right panel displays a sprig of wattle and the date 2003. The circular legend CORONATION ELIZABETH II · FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY · runs around the periphery, separated by two bullet points. |
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| Reverse lettering | CORONATION ELIZABETH II FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 1953 E II R 50 2003 |
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Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation on 2 June 1953, this coin appeared during a period when the Royal Australian Mint was aggressively expanding its proof program for the collector market. The 4th portrait — Ian Rank-Broadley's effigy, adopted by Australia in 1999 — was still relatively new to circulation coinage at the time of striking.
The coronation itself had been the first major royal event broadcast live on BBC television, reaching an estimated 27 million viewers in Britain alone.