Description: 1970 AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN COOK BICENTENARY 50 CENT SPECIMEN RED COIN UNC + RAM CASE. Features IssuerAustralia QueenElizabeth II (1952-2022) TypeCirculating commemorative coin Year1970 Value50 Cents (0.50 AUD) CurrencyDollar (1966-date) CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) Weight15.55 g Diameter31.51 mm Thickness3 mm ShapeDodecagonal (12-sided) TechniqueMilled OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑ NumberN# 6178 ReferencesKM# 69, Schön# 58 Commemorative issue 200th Anniversary of Cook's Australian Voyage Obverse 2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1970 Designer: Arnold Machin Reverse Bust of Captain Cook at left, map of Australia at right. Script: Latin Lettering: 1770 James Cook SD FIFTY CENTS Designer: Stuart Devlin Edge 12 Sided Smooth 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait - Captain Cook) - obverse Mint Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1970) Comments The Royal Australian Mint issued this 50 cent coin, the first commemorative coin of the decimal era, in 1970 to celebrate the bicentenary of the navigation of Australia’s east coast by Captain James Cook. It was included in the UNC and Proof Year sets for 1970. Specimen coins were in red casing.
Price: 5.95 USD
Location: Webster, New York
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 50 Cents
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Type: Decimal
Composition: Cu/Ni
Year: 1970
Color: BN
Fineness: 0.75
Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
Certification: Uncertified
