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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Silver Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#3479 |
| Obverse description | Fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend 'ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA' arcs around the upper field, with the denomination '50 CENTS', weight and fineness specifications '1/2OZ 9999 Ag', and the date '2018' inscribed in the field. The designer's initials 'IRB' appear below the effigy. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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Australia's lunar series coins from the Perth Mint have been issued annually since 1996, cycling through the twelve-year Chinese zodiac calendar. The 2018 Dog issue falls within the second full lunar cycle for the series, which relaunched in 2008 with updated designs. Perth's half-ounce silver lunar pieces in this cycle are struck to proof-like bullion standards — not quite proof, but finished with more care than a typical circulation strike — and carry a nominal face value that bears no relationship to actual silver content or market value.