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This Netball 50 Cent dodecagonal coin commemorates the XVII Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne during 2006. The reverse was designed by Wojciech Pietranik and features the artists impression of a netball player shooting for goal. It has the official Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo and the legend 50 XVII COMMONWEALTH GAMES. The obverse shows the traditional Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing with tiara and earrings. It shows the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2006.

The XVIII Commonwealth Games took place in Melbourne, Australia between the 15th - 26th March 2006. The Games included 24 disciplines held over the eleven days (Melbourne2006, 2013) . There were athletes from 71 competing nations and territories. The opening ceremony contained the journey of the Queens Baton, which had travelled over 180,000 kilometres, continued down the Yarra River in the hands of the 16 Australian Football League captains. The baton was then handed to football legend Ron Barassi, then Olympic great Herb Elliott before entering the packed stadium. The baton travelled around the stadium in the hands of athletic champions Catherine Freeman, Ron Clarke and Marjorie Jackson-Nelson. The baton was presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by the Governor of Victoria, and former Olympian, John Landy.

The Netball competition took place at the State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne. They were held between the 17th and 24th March but the semi-finals and finals matches were held at Melbourne Park on the 25th and 26th March. The Australian team were unbeaten in their group along with Jamaica but headed the table on goal difference. They met England in the semi-final and won 52-40 but lost to New Zealand in the Final in front of a massive crowd in Melbourne Park (Wikipedia, 2013) .

Indian athlete Samaresh Jung won the David Dixon Award for the most outstanding athlete of the Commonwealth Games. He won two individual golds, the first in the Men's 10m Air Pistol and then in the Men's 50m Pistol. He also won an individual bronze, a team silver and three team Gold medals. A total of 7 medals was topped by setting three new Games records. There were some amazing moments during the Melbourne Games but one stood out for the Australian public. Enter Australian Marathon champion Kerryn McCann, her second Gold medal along with an emotional victory lap with her son, have been heralded as the Most Memorable Moment of the Games by a panel of Australia's leading sports and news identities. McCann led the race from start to finish with the exception of being headed at the 10 kilometre point. The Games were officially closed by His Royal Highness Prince Edward.