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50 Cents In the name of Elizabeth II, 6th Portrait - Elizabeth Regina – Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#4649a |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1952 - 2022 AUSTRALIA 2023 50 CENTS JC |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "6th portrait" designation marks a notable break from convention — most Commonwealth realms updated Elizabeth's effigy roughly every decade, but Australia's fifth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley served from 1999 until her death in September 2022, making the sixth portrait effectively a posthumous issue. The Jody Clark design, already adopted by the Royal Mint in London for circulation coinage in 2015, was not taken up by Australia during her lifetime.
KM#4649a distinguishes this silver proof from the standard circulation fifty-cent dodecagonal, which has carried the same base-metal alloy since 1969.