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Australian fifty-cent coin, the Glossary

The twelve-sided Australian fifty-cent coin is the third-highest denomination coin of the Australian dollar and the largest in terms of size in circulation.^[1]

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Currencies introduced in 1969
Decimal coins of Australia

Arnold Machin

Arnold Machin OBE RA FRSS (30 September 1911 – 9 March 1999) was a British artist, sculptor, and coin and postage stamp designer.

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Australia Day

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia.

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Australian Bicentenary

The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988.

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The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu.

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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), established as the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (AIAS) in 1964, is an independent Australian Government statutory authority.

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Australian round fifty-cent coin

The round fifty cent coin was the highest-denomination and largest diameter coin of the Australian decimal coins, introduced in 1966. Australian fifty-cent coin and Australian round fifty-cent coin are decimal coins of Australia and fifty-cent coins.

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CFP franc

The CFP franc (French:, called the franc in everyday use) is the currency used in the French overseas collectivities (or COM) of French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.

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Charles III

Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.

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Coat of arms of Australia

The coat of arms of Australia, officially the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, is a formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Coins of the Australian dollar

The coins of the Australian dollar were introduced on 14 February 1966, although they did not at that time include the one-dollar or two-dollar coins. Australian fifty-cent coin and coins of the Australian dollar are decimal coins of Australia.

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Coins of the pound sterling

The standard circulating coinage of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories is denominated in pennies and pounds sterling (symbol "£", commercial GBP), and ranges in value from one penny sterling to two pounds.

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Cook Islands dollar

The Cook Islands dollar was the former currency of the Cook Islands, which now uses the New Zealand dollar, although some physical cash issued for the Cook Islands dollar remains in use.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.

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Costa Rican colón

The colón (plural: colones; sign: ₡; code: CRC) is the currency of Costa Rica.

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Crown (Australian coin)

The Australian Crown was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation in 1966.

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Cupronickel

Cupronickel or copper–nickel (CuNi) is an alloy of copper with nickel, usually along with small quantities of other elements added for strength, such as iron and manganese.

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Dodecagon

In geometry, a dodecagon, or 12-gon, is any twelve-sided polygon.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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Ian Rank-Broadley

Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS (born 1952) is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage and the memorial statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace in London unveiled on her 60th birthday in 2021.

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International Year of the Family

The year 1994 was proclaimed the International Year of the Family by the United Nations General Assembly.

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James Cook

Captain James Cook (– 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.

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Jody Clark

Jody Clark (born 1 March 1981) is a British engraver formerly employed by the Royal Mint.

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Mabo v Queensland (No 2)

Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (commonly known as the Mabo case or simply Mabo) is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised the existence of Native Title in Australia.

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Nickel

Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.

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Raphael Maklouf

Raphael David Maklouf (born 10 December 1937) is a British sculptor, best known for designing an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II used on the coins of many Commonwealth nations.

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Stuart Devlin

Stuart Leslie Devlin (9 October 1931 – 12 April 2018) was an Australian artist and metalworker who specialised in gold and silver.

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Weary Dunlop

Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, (12 July 1907 – 2 July 1993) was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War.

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1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals)

The second question of the 1967 Australian referendum of 27 May 1967, called by the Holt government, related to Indigenous Australians.

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1982 Commonwealth Games

The 1982 Commonwealth Games was held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_fifty-cent_coin

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