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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Kangaroo - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 50 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, is depicted in right-facing profile at the centre of the obverse. The Queen wears the George IV State Diadem and a drop earring, rendered with fine detail against a satin-finished field. The legend ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA arc along the upper periphery, divided by the portrait, while the denomination 50 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower arc between two raised dots. The engraver's initials IRB appear on the truncation of the effigy. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 50 DOLLARS IRB |
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The Australian Kangaroo bullion series traces its origin to 1986, when the Perth Mint launched it as the Gold Nugget — featuring nugget designs that were abandoned in 1989 in favor of kangaroos after market research showed international buyers found the animal a far more recognizable national emblem. The annual design rotation, changed each year, was a deliberate sales strategy to encourage repeat purchases from collectors who might otherwise treat bullion as a purely fungible commodity.
The .9999 fineness places this above the South African Krugerrand's .9167 standard, a distinction Perth has marketed aggressively in Asian markets, particularly China, where four-nines purity carries significant commercial weight.