Australia 50 cents 1970 "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast" 

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Australia 50 cents 1970 "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"
Australia 50 cents 1970 "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"
Australia 50 cents 1970 "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"
Australia 50 cents 1970 "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"Australia 50 cents 1970 "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"Australia 50 cents 1970 "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1060367
Area
Coins
Title
Australia 50 cents 1970 "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"
Country
Australia
Face value
0,50 dollar (50 cents, 50 sen, 50 tene)
Year
1970
Variety / overstrike
Era
Australia - Commonwealth (1901-present)
Head of State
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)
Type
Coin
Designer
Devlin, Stuart, Machin, Arnold
Series
Commemorative
Theme
Australia, Crowns, Explorers, James Cook, Jubilee, Maps, Ontdekkingsreizen, Sailors, Waves
Material
Cupronickel (Cupronickel)
Weight
15.55
Diameter
31.51
Thickness
3
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
12-sided (dodecagonal)
Obverse
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1970
Reverse
1770 James Cook SD FIFTY CENTS
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Royal Australian Mint - Canberra)
Number produced
16.500.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 69
Catalogue number
Schön# 58
Details
There are 3 variants: KM# 69 > copper-nickel KM# 69 > PROOF - copper-nickel KM# 127 > PROOF - silver