Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - XVIII Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
|---|---|
| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 15.55 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 2005 and the engraver's initials IRB positioned in the lower field. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a flat field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued the year before the Melbourne Games opened, this coin marked Australia's second time hosting the Commonwealth Games — the first being Brisbane in 1982. The Royal Australian Mint released several commemorative fifty-cent pieces tied to the event, this copper-nickel circulation strike being the most accessible of the series. Melbourne's hosting bid had been won over rival candidate Malaysia in 1999.