Australia 50 cents 1970 (PROOF - copper-nickel) "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast" 

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Australia 50 cents 1970 (PROOF - copper-nickel) "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"
Australia 50 cents 1970 (PROOF - copper-nickel) "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"
Australia 50 cents 1970 (PROOF - copper-nickel) "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"Australia 50 cents 1970 (PROOF - copper-nickel) "Bicentenary of James Cook's discovery of the Eastern Australian coast"

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9622525
Area
Coins
Title
Australia 50 cents 1970 (PROOF - copper-nickel) "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
PROOF / PROOF / BE / PP - koper-nikkel
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
15.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 69
Catalogue number
Schön# 58
Details
Non-circulating coin. There are 3 variants: KM# 69 > copper-nickel KM# 69 > PROOF - copper-nickel KM# 127 > PROOF - silver