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Unlike other decimal denominations, five different portraits of the queen have been used on 50-cent coins. A unique effigy by
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590:2,000,000
571:5,100,000
511:4,700,000
500:9,000,000
444:James Cook
420:James Cook
402:Jody Clark
71:newspapers
1440:Banknotes
1294:Banknotes
565:Visit of
339:version.
165:Thickness
132:Australia
785:See also
434:Mintage
325:12-sided
292:Designer
250:Designer
157:Diameter
1380:⁄
1170:Current
892:30 June
431:Subject
369:Obverse
268:Reverse
220:Obverse
85:scholar
1554:Topics
282:Design
234:Design
198:nickel
196:, 25%
194:copper
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
1519:Mints
1505:₤1000
1359:Coins
1336:$ 100
1266:round
1223:Coins
352:colón
344:Crown
181:Shape
176:Plain
141:0.50
138:Value
92:JSTOR
78:books
1498:₤100
1456:10/-
1331:$ 50
1326:$ 20
1321:$ 10
1124:2017
1098:2023
1073:2023
1051:2023
1029:2023
1007:2023
985:2023
963:2023
938:2023
916:2023
894:2024
767:2019
749:2017
738:2016
724:2014
711:2010
692:2005
681:2004
670:2003
659:2002
576:2001
554:2000
543:1998
529:1995
516:1994
505:1991
492:1988
479:1982
468:1981
454:1977
439:1970
428:Year
305:1965
263:2024
192:75%
173:Edge
149:Mass
64:news
1491:₤50
1484:₤20
1477:₤10
1449:5/-
1316:$ 5
1310:$ 2
1303:$ 1
1279:$ 2
1274:$ 1
1260:50c
1255:20c
1250:10c
143:AUD
47:by
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1470:₤5
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1245:5c
1239:2c
1232:1c
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