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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Colored
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend encircling the field reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA, with additional inscriptions denoting the weight, fineness, date, and denomination. The portrait is executed in a refined relief typical of late 20th- and early 21st-century Commonwealth coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA IRB 1/2OZ 9999 Ag 2018 50 CENTS |
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Australia's "Year of the Lunar Dog" fifty-cent piece belongs to Perth Mint's second lunar series, which ran from 2008 to 2019. The Dog years across both series — 1994, 2006, and 2018 — have historically drawn stronger secondary-market demand than most other zodiac issues, driven largely by collector bases in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora communities in Southeast Asia. Perth's pad-printing technique, applied directly onto the coin's surface rather than using an enamel inlay, keeps production costs lower but makes the color layer marginally more vulnerable to handling abrasion.