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Collectors of the Australian 50 cent can find all of the below issues in circulation. The 12 sided cupro-nickel coins weigh 15.55g and are 31.51mm in diameter. Some issues are harder to find than others, take a guess at which are harder to find by looking at the mintages. See the Circulation Australian 50c 2000-2001 table to follow the 50 cent story.

Year	Type	Mintage	Source
1980	Australian Coat of Arms 50 cent	38,681,000	(b)
1981	Australian Coat of Arms 50 cent	24,168,000	(b)
1981	Royal Wedding Charles and Diana Australian 50 cent	20,000,000	(b)
1982	Brisbane Commonwealth Games Australia 50 cent	23,287,000	(b)
1983	Australian Coat of Arms 50 cent	48,923,000	(b)
1984	Australian Coat of Arms 50 cent	26,281,000	(b)
1985	Australian Coat of Arms 50 cent	1,000,000	(b)
1988	Australian First Fleet Bicentenary 50 cent	8,998,800	(b)
1991	25th Anniversary of Decimal Currency Australian 50 cent	4,704,400	(b)
1993	Australian Coat of Arms 50 cent	2,217,000	(d)
1994	International Year of the Family Australian 50 cent	20,876,100	(c)
1995	50th Anniversary of WWII Weary Dunlop Australian 50 cent	15,869,000	(d)
1996	Australian Coat of Arms 50 cent	19,296,000	(d)
1997	Australian Coat of Arms 50 cent	4,337,200	(b)
1998	Bass and Flinders Australian 50 cent	22,426,000	(b)
1999	Australian Coat of Arms 50 cent	20,318,000	(b)

Source (a) Royal Australian Mint Annual Reports (b) McDonald's 19th Edition 2012 (c) McDonald's 13th Edition 2005 (d) Renniks 22nd

Posted by harrisk at November 8, 2012 1:47 PM
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