Australian round fifty-cent coin

Fifty cents
Obverse
Australia
Value	0.50 AUD
Mass	13.28 g
Diameter	31.51 mm
Thickness	2.00 mm
Edge	milled
Composition	80% silver, 20% copper
Years of minting	1966
Catalog number	—

Design	Queen Elizabeth II, Australia's Queen
Designer	Arnold Machin
Design date	1966
Reverse

Design	Coat of Arms of Australia
Designer	Stuart Devlin
Design date	1965

The round fifty cent coin was the highest-denomination and largest diameter coin of the Australian dollar's decimal coins, introduced in 1966. Due to large amounts made in 1966 and the rising cost of silver, it was not made in any other year. It was replaced by a dodecagonal 50 cent coin in 1969, which retained its reverse of the Australian Coat of Arms.

It was made of 80% silver and 20% copper, but as the value of a free-floating silver piece grew higher, the coins' bullion value became higher than their face value and so were withdrawn from circulation. A total of 36.45 million coins were minted with 14 million put into circulation.

References

Ian W. Pitt, ed. (2000). Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values (19th ed.). Chippendale, NSW: Renniks Publications. ISBN 0-9585574-4-6.

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Australian Decimal Currency

Preceded by Five shilling note (Australian)	Fifty Cents (Australian) 1966	Succeeded by Fifty cent coin (Australian)

Australian currency

Decimal coins	1c 2c 5c 10c 20c 50c (round) $1 $2 Coins of the $ Commemorative coins

Decimal notes	$1 $2 $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 Banknotes of the $

Pre-decimal coins	¹⁄₂d 1d 3d 6d 1s 2s 5s Pre-£ coins Coins of the £

Pre-decimal notes	5s 10s £1 £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 £1000

Mints	Sydney Mint (1855–1926) Melbourne Mint (1872–1967) Perth Mint (1899–) Royal Australian Mint (1965–)

Topics	Australian dollar Australian pound (obsolete) Banknotes of the Australian pound (obsolete) Note Printing Australia Pound sterling (obsolete) Reserve Bank of Australia

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