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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Koala - Silver Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend encircles the portrait, reading ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2010 50 CENTS, with the designer's initials IRB truncated below the neck. The design is rendered in high relief against a fine bullion-finish field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2010 50 CENTS IRB |
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The Perth Mint's annual silver Koala series launched in 2007 as a direct competitor to the Canadian Maple Leaf and American Eagle programs, with designs changed each year to drive collector demand and discourage melting — a deliberate strategy that has made no single date dominant in the secondary market. The 2010 issue falls within the run using Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, adopted by Australian coinage in 1999.
The half-ounce denomination sits in an awkward commercial position: too small for serious bullion stacking, too common for date collectors to prioritize. Most examples reach the market in original Perth Mint capsules, which has kept surface preservation unusually consistent across the series.