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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Ox - Silver Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, facing right with a diademed and draped bust. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper field, with AUSTRALIA continuing to the right, while the denomination 50 CENTS and the date 2009 are inscribed along the lower periphery. The engraver's initials IRB appear on the truncation of the neck. The design is framed by a fine inner beaded border, set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 50 CENTS 2009 IRB |
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The Perth Mint's lunar series coins have become genuine collector targets in Asia, where the Chinese zodiac carries real cultural weight and demand from Hong Kong and mainland buyers regularly shapes secondary market pricing. The ox holds particular significance in Chinese tradition as a symbol of diligence — a detail the Perth Mint's marketing team understood well when building the series into an annual event.
KM# 1109 sits in the first lunar series, which ran from 1996 through 2011 and has since been succeeded by two further series. First-series pieces in this half-ounce format have proven the stronger performers at auction as the complete 12-coin run attracts set collectors.