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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Fromelles
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, executed by Ian Rank-Broadley, faces right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The Queen is depicted as a mature bust with refined detail in the hair and jewellery. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2016, with the designer's initials IRB appearing below the bust truncation. The legend and effigy are rendered in a formal, classical numismatic style consistent with Commonwealth coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a scene of Australian soldiers sheltering within a trench on the Western Front during the Battle of Fromelles, fought in France in July 1916. Several uniformed figures are shown seated and crouching within the trench, conveying the hardship and camaraderie of frontline service. The composition is struck in low relief and evokes the sombre commemorative tone appropriate to the centenary of this engagement. The denomination 50 and the commemorative dates 1916 appear within the design, accompanied by the inscription FROMELLES and the engraver's initials EL. |
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