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| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 50 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 50 DOLLARS arcs along the upper periphery, with the engraver's initials IRB appearing below the truncation of the bust. The design is rendered against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 50 DOLLARS IRB |
| Reverse description | A stylised kangaroo rendered in an Aboriginal-inspired geometric design occupies the central field, depicted in a crouching or resting posture facing left, its body decorated with intricate linear and dotted patterns evoking Indigenous Australian art traditions. The legend DISCOVER AUSTRALIA arcs along the upper periphery, while KANGAROO 1/2oz 9999 GOLD is inscribed along the lower periphery. The date 2009 appears to the left, and the Perth Mint's P mintmark is positioned to the lower left of the central device. The initials DB appear as the designer's mark within the field. |
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