50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - International Year of Indigenous Languages
2019 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 | 2019 |
| 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#165417 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 24% |
Reverse
A design that includes fifteen different indigenous
words for "Coin" or "Money"
The words run bottom to top between indigenous patterns
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NAMBAL
WUMARA TJIMARI
NGKWELTYE MULU WALANG
BARNDA BAKIR
AWARNDA BOYA DHINGGARR
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF INDIGENOUS
LANGUAGES
GUDARU WANGARRI PIRRKI
A.S
FIFTY CENTS
Designer: Aleksandra Stokic
Edge
12 Sided Smooth
Comment
This circulating commemorative coin was released by the RAM on 10th April 2019. It was also released in a Coincard in Frosted Uncirculated finish. The coin pictured on this page is the Frosted Uncirculated version.
The coin has 15 different versions of the words that mean "Coin" or "Money" in Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait languages. The words do not run left to right on the coin they run bottom to top.
