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| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Memorial effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in the sixth and final crowned portrait as designed for Australian coinage. The Queen is depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace, with the legend ELIZABETH II 1952-2022 arcing above and AUSTRALIA below. The inscription 1/2oz 9999 Au and the denomination 50 DOLLARS appear in the field, denoting the coin's fineness and face value. This portrait serves as the memorial obverse issued following the Queen's passing in September 2022. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1952-2022 AUSTRALIA 1/2oz 9999 Au 50 DOLLARS |
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Australia's "Year of the Dragon" bullion series occupies an unusual commercial niche — legal tender issued by the Perth Mint under Royal Australian Mint licensing arrangements, struck in .9999 fine gold at a specification that mirrors the half-ounce format without being one. The 6th Portrait of Elizabeth II, sculpted by Jody Clark and adopted by Australia in 2015, appears here posthumously; Charles III acceded in September 2022, but the Perth Mint continued producing Elizabeth II-obverse issues into 2024 on existing authorizations, creating a transitional anomaly that will likely make these the final Elizabeth II dragon coins in the series.