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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Kangaroo and Map - Stamp Shaped
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Reverse description | The reverse replicates the design of Australia's first postage stamp from the Kangaroo and Map series issued in 1913, depicting a kangaroo superimposed over a map of Australia, rendered in the style of the original Blamire Young artwork. The design is printed in the characteristic ochre and brown tones of the original stamp, complete with a simulated stamp frame. The centenary inscription AUSTRALIA 1913-2013 appears in the legend, accompanied by the original stamp denomination 1d and the words ONE PENNY, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the iconic stamp issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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This piece belongs to a brief RAM program exploring non-circular geometries, issued as a collector item with no circulation intent. The pad-printing process — a technique borrowed from industrial product marking — allowed color application onto the struck silver surface without the adhesion and durability problems of earlier enamel methods used on Australian commemoratives.
The stamp shape itself references Australia Post's concurrent philatelic releases, a deliberate cross-collecting strategy the RAM employed several times in the early 2010s to pull stamp collectors into the coin market.