50 cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - WA) 2022 front 50 cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - WA) 2022 back
50 cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - WA) 2022 photo
© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

50 cents - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Australian Railway Heritage - WA

2022 year
Copper-nickel (Pad Printed) 15.55 g 31.51 mm
Description
Issuer
Australia
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2022
Value
50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.34
Currency
Dollar (1966-date)
Composition
Copper-nickel (Pad Printed)
Weight
15.55 g
Diameter
31.51 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique
Milled, Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#322167
Rarity index
77%

Reverse

Western Australian Railways W495 ‘Banksiadale facing front, moving away from a black, green and red background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
W
945
WA W945 BANKSIADALE
STEAM
POWER
AUSTRALIAN RAIL HERITAGE
AS

Designer: Aleksandra Stokic

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Comment

The RAM has released this BU coin in a series of coins celebrating Australia's Railway Heritage. This coin titled Steam Power is the third of seven iconic locomotives to celebrate the golden age of Australian steam. Covering more than a century of steam travel, the story of the railways in opening up the country and putting us on a path to federation and a modern Australia is told by this exciting new collection.

This fifth coin in the series of seven coins highlights the iconic 'Western Australian Railways W945 ‘Banksiadale'.
It was issued in a capsule in a credit card sized coincard.