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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Dreaming Down Under, Tasmanian Devil
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Diameter | 32.6 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a vibrant pad-printed colorized design depicting a sleeping baby Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) curled contentedly in a circular twig nest lined with soft white fleece. The juvenile marsupial, rendered in naturalistic black and white coloring with pink extremities, is surrounded by a wreath of native Australian flora including waratah, banksia, wattle, and roses, with a small bird and butterfly visible among the foliage. The Perth Mint 'P' mintmark appears to the left of the nest, and the 'EM' designer's mark is positioned at the lower right. The legend '1/2 OZ 9999 SILVER' is incused along the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | P EM 1/2 oz 9999 SILVER |
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Part of the "Dreaming Down Under" series, which used pad printing — an industrial transfer process borrowed from promotional merchandise manufacturing — to apply color directly onto .9999 fine silver. The technique allows detail that enameling cannot achieve but remains controversial among traditionalists who question its archival stability over decades. The Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus harrisii, has been listed as endangered since 2008, when devil facial tumor disease had already eliminated an estimated 60–80% of the wild population.