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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Possum Magic
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 15.55 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a whimsical scene inspired by Mem Fox's beloved Australian children's book Possum Magic, showing the grand-motherly possum Hush's Grandma Poss, wearing a pointed wizard's hat and a beaded necklace, perched centrally on a branch and performing magic, flanked by two smaller partially invisible possums. A crescent arc and a constellation of seven stars representing the Southern Cross are rendered in the lower field, with the denomination numeral 50 prominently displayed below the central design. The title POSSUM MAGIC curves along the upper legend in bold raised lettering. |
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| Mint | Royal Australian Mint |
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Released as part of the Royal Australian Mint's ongoing series tied to Mem Fox's 1983 children's book, this issue belongs to a run of coins that has made the Possum Magic franchise one of the most extensively monetised picture books in Australian numismatic history. The 6th portrait of Elizabeth II — the Jody Clark effigy adopted by Australia — appears here on a circulating-format commemorative that was never seriously intended for pocket change.