? The 1962 sixpence is the most common date in the series with a mintage just short of 45 million. While the number of bank rolls the date make it an easy coin to acquire in mint state, the notoriously poor reverse strikes make this coin somewhat difficult to acquire above MS65 with examples in MS67 being very scarce. The number of coins struck of a particular designation The tails side of the coin
? The Coin Design competition was for the 2004 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. This commemorative issue was to be designed by the winner of the competition, Kelly Just. The design on the reverse depicts the various sporting events within the commonwealth games. In the centre is the denomination 50. The legend reads MELBOURNE 2006 XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES. The obverse features an Ian Rank-broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing and crowned. It also has the legend ...
? The Bass and Flinders fifty cent was issued in 1998 to commemorate 200 years since George Bass and Matthew Flinders proved that Tasmania was an island by circumnavigating it. The reverse features the portraits of George Bass and Matthew Flinders along with the map of Tasmania and the route that was taken. It also contains the legend DISCOVERY OF BASS STRAIT / GEORGE BASS / MATTHEW FLINDERS 1798 - 1998 and the denomination 50. The obverse features the standard Maklouf portrait of HM ...
? The Millennium celebrations were of a magnitude that world had never seen before. To commemorate this remarkable event, the RAM issued a commemorative fifty cent coin. During that year the Royal Australian mint issued two commemorative fifty cent pieces. One commemorating HM Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Australia, and the second, this coin commemorating the year 2000. The piece was issued as a coloured proof strike with the flag painted on a flat surface and as a regularly ...
? The Year of the Family 1994 commemorative fifty cent was issued to commemorate the international event. The reverse was designed by Carolyn Rosser and shows her depiction of a child's drawing of her family and their pet. It has the legend AUSTRALIA 1994 along with the denomination 50 cents. The obverse features the Raphael Maklouf portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing, crowned with necklace and earrings. It contains the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1994. It has ...
