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| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, rendered by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend arcs around the upper periphery reading ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA, while the lower field bears the denomination 50 CENTS, the fineness 1/2 OZ. 999 SILVER, and the date 2013. The initials IRB appear truncated below the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA IRB 1/2 OZ. 999 SILVER 2013 50 CENTS |
| Reverse description | A highly detailed coiled snake, rendered with finely engraved scales, wraps sinuously around a flowering branch set against a mirror-polished field. Blossoming plum flowers and buds decorate the branches in the upper and lower portions of the design. The Chinese character for snake, 蛇, appears in the right field alongside the Perth Mint's P mintmark, while the legend YEAR OF THE SNAKE arcs along the lower periphery in an elegant serif script. |
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