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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - 100 Years RAAF - P-40 Kittyhawk
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | The sixth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by sculptor Jody Clark is depicted in right-facing profile, the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a smooth field. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2021 50 CENTS, with the engraver's initials JC positioned below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk entered RAAF service in 1942 and became the backbone of Australian air defence in the Pacific and North African theatres simultaneously — an unusual operational split for a single type. No. 3 Squadron flew them over the Western Desert while No. 75 Squadron used them in a desperate rearguard action over Port Moresby, where a handful of pilots and aircraft were the only thing between Japanese air power and the Australian mainland for several critical weeks in early 1942.