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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Federation - Australian Capital Territory
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA arcs along the upper periphery, with the designer's initials IRB appearing below the truncation of the bust. The portrait was executed by Ian Rank-Broadley in a refined, realistic style characteristic of his work for Commonwealth coinage. |
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| Mintage | 2001 - BU 2 Coin Pack - 21,142 2001 - BU 20 Coin Federation Collection - 21,040 2001 - BU 3 Coin Set - 14,714 2001 - Circulation - 2,000,000 2001 - Proof 2 Coin Pack - 10,244 2001 - Proof 20 Coin Cased Set - 13,000 2001 - Proof 3 Coin Cased Set - 5,516 |
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Issued as part of the six-coin Federation centenary series marking 100 years since Australian federation on 1 January 1901, this piece represents the Australian Capital Territory — a territory that didn't exist at federation itself, carved out of New South Wales in 1911 specifically to resolve the Sydney-Melbourne rivalry over where to site the national capital. The ACT's inclusion in a federation anniversary series is therefore a mild historical irony.