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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Rooster - Silver Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The truncated bust is rendered in fine relief against a flat field. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 50 CENTS, with the designer's initials IRB appearing below the bust. |
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| Reverse description | A boldly rendered rooster standing alert in the central field, with stylised rays of a rising sun forming the background, evoking traditional East Asian artistic motifs associated with the Lunar New Year. The Chinese character 雞 (rooster) appears to the right of the main device. The date 2005 is distributed across the upper field, while the inscriptions 1/2 OZ and 999 SILVER appear in the lower field, denoting the coin's bullion specifications. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Chinese |
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