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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Henry Lawson - On The Edge of A Plain
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | The sixth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Jody Clark, is depicted as a right-facing draped bust wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring and pearl necklace. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a smooth field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery, AUSTRALIA along the upper right, and the date 2022 descends along the lower right. The engraver's initials JC appear incuse at the lower left of the bust truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, designed by Adam William Ball, presents a multi-scene pictorial composition evoking the bush settings of Henry Lawson's short story 'On the Edge of a Plain.' In the upper portion of the field, two figures are depicted at camp: one seated and smoking a pipe beside a campfire with a dog, and another resting with a swag beneath a wind-bent tree. The lower portion features a bearded drover with a child, a lone swagman in a wide-brimmed hat, and a solitary outback homestead receding into the distance. The stylised title lettering ON THE EDGE OF A PLAIN dominates the central field in large mixed-case serif characters, with the denomination 50 displayed in a framed cartouche at the lower right. The engraver's initials AWB appear to the right of the upper scene. |
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