50 Cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Tamworth Country Music Festival) 2022 front 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Tamworth Country Music Festival) 2022 back
50 Cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Tamworth Country Music Festival) 2022 photo
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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Tamworth Country Music Festival

2022 year
Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) 14.09 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
Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight
14.09 g
Diameter
31.51 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#312840
Rarity index
76%

Reverse

An acoustic guitar in front of a stylised stage setting with floodlights beaming down.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TAMWORTH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
50TH
ANNIVERSARY
TD

Designer: Tony Dean

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

Comment

In 1973, Tamworth hosted the inaugural Country Music Festival, now Australia’s largest music festival, held over ten days each January. As a country music event, Tamworth ranks second only to the world’s biggest at Nashville, Tennessee, which was first staged in 1972. The Tamworth festival will mark its 50th anniversary in 2022, and is celebrated in this exceptional 2022 50c Uncirculated Coin.

The RAM has struck this commemorative NCLT coin on an Aluminium-bronze planchet instead of the usual Copper-nickel. It is issued in a large coincard.