What animal is on the Australian 50 cent coin?
What animal is on the Australian 50 cent coin?
Fifty Cent Coin: Emu and Kangaroo This coin pictures the Australian Coat of Arms; a shield held up by a Kangaroo, and an Emu.
What is the value of a 1970 Australian 50 cent coin?
Features
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1970 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.36 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
What is the rarest Australian 50 cent coin?
The mintages and CV’s are from the 2009 Pocket Guide to Australian Coin and Banknotes.
- 1970 Captain Cook Bicentenary 50 cent, mintage: 16,548,100, $7.00.
- 1977 Silver Jubilee 50 cent, mintage: 25,067,000, $4.00.
- 1981 Royal Wedding 50 cent (Charles and Diana), mintage: 20,000,000, $6.00.
What bird is on the Australian 50 cent coin?
The crossword clue Birds on Australian 50-cent coins with 4 letters was last seen on the July 29, 2020. We think the likely answer to this clue is EMUS….Birds On Australian 50 Cent Coins Crossword Clue.
| Rank | Word | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| 94% | EMUS | Birds on Australian 50-cent coins |
| 3% | RAP | 50 Cent piece, e.g |
| 3% | THOU | You forget 50 per cent of ideas |
| 2% | SWANS | Graceful birds |
What animal was on the Australian one cent coin?
feathertail glider
The reverse side of the coin features the image of a feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), a gliding possum unique to Australian states bordering the Pacific Ocean. The image was designed by Stuart Devlin, who designed the reverses of all of the original Australian decimal coins.
What animal is on the Australian $0.20 coin?
Twenty Cents
| Design Details | Year |
|---|---|
| 1988 An impression of a platypus designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin | 1988 |
| No twenty cent coins were produced in 1989 – 1993 | 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| 1994 An impression of a platypus designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin | 1994 |
| Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations | 1995 |
What is the value of a 1977 Australian 50 cent coin?
A pristine proof 1977 50c could fetch $20 to $30 while the silver coin from the 1989 Masterpieces in Silver set would get about the same. A circulated 1977 Silver Jubilee 50c coin is worth, somewhat sadly, 50c.
What is a Silver Jubilee 50 cent coin worth?
Features
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-date) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1977 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.36 |
Which Australian coin has bird?
The image of a male superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is displayed on the reverse of all ten-cent coin. It was designed by Stuart Devlin, who designed the reverses of all of the coins of the Australian dollar introduced in 1966.
When did the 50 cent coin come out in Australia?
1970 Captain Cook 50 Cent. The Royal Australian Mint issued the first commemorative coin of of the decimal era in 1970 to celebrate the bicentenary of the navigation of Australia’s east coast by Captain James Cook.
How many 50 cent coins were issued in 1970?
The Royal Australian Mint issued this 50 cent coin, the first commemorative coin of the decimal era, in 1970 to celebrate the bicentenary of the navigation of Australia’s east coast by Captain James Cook. It was included in the UNC and Proof Year sets for 1970. There were 556,888 coins issued as a red cased specimen as shown below.
What is the history of commemorative coins in Australia?
The Royal Australian Mint issued the first commemorative coin of of the decimal era in 1970 to celebrate the bicentenary of the navigation of Australia’s east coast by Captain James Cook.
How much is a Captain Cook 50 cent coin worth?
Australian 50 Cent Coins – Captain Cook (1970) x4. Willing to sell individually for $8. Captain Cook Bicentenary Uncirculated 50 Cent Coin in Display Case (1970) x4. Willing to sell individually for $12 each. From bank mint roll. These coins have not been circulated. $56 for all 8.