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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - First Fleet Bicentenary
1988 year| Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) | 15.55 g | 31.51 mm |
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1988 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.34 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 15.55 g |
| Diameter | 31.51 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#9495 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 10% |
Reverse
Depiction of an uncharted map of New Holland (Australia), the stars of the southern cross and a ship of the First Fleet.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA 1788-1988
W S E
NEW HOLLAND
FIFTY CENTS
Designer: Michael Tracey
Edge
12 Sided Smooth
Comment
The RAM released this Copper-nickel 50 cent coin into general circulation In 1988 Australia to celebrate 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet. Captain Arthur Phillip led the party of 11 ships to the founding of Sydney and the colonisation of New South Wales. Arriving between 18-20th January 1788 1,487 men, women, children and convicts landed in Botany Bay to establish the first European colony in Australia. This coin commemorates the event.The coin was included in the Year Proof & Year Uncirculated Sets for 1988
