Australian coins / Fifty cents

Australian fifty cents

The whole series: 76 dated issues, each opening to the document its figure came from, plus 0 branch mint production records.

YearDesignMintageWhat the figure is

2024 50th Anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committ 2,310,000 single-source

2,310,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 5000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,310,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±5,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2024 \| 2.31 \| RAM

2024 Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin New King's Effigy - Daniel T 6,480,000 single-source

6,480,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 5000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
6,480,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±5,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2024 \| 6.48 \| RAM

2022 Standard design 22,730,000 single-source

22,730,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 5000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
22,730,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±5,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2022 \| 22.73 \| RAM

2021 Standard design 11,900,000 single-source

11,900,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
11,900,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2021 \| 11.9 \| RAM

2019 The Royal Australian Mint along with AIATSIS recognises 2019 as the Internationa 2,000,000 single-source

2,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit. The Mint prints a footnote marker (**) against this figure and the page carries no legend defining it.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2019 \| 2.0** \| RAM

2018 Standard design 5,400,000 single-source

5,400,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
5,400,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2018 \| 5.4 \| RAM

2017 Standard design 8,200,000 single-source

8,200,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
8,200,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2017 \| 8.2 \| RAM

2017 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum and the 25th anniversary of the Mabo dec 1,400,000 single-source

1,400,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
1,400,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2017 \| 1.4 \| RAM

2016 Standard design 25,500,000 single-source

25,500,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
25,500,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2016 \| 25.5 \| RAM

2016 2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency 7,000,000 single-source

7,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
7,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2016 \| 7.0 \| RAM

2015 Standard design 19,400,000 single-source

19,400,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
19,400,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2015 \| 19.4 \| RAM

2014 Standard design 17,700,000 single-source

17,700,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
17,700,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2014 \| 17.7 \| RAM

2014 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and 3,000,000 single-source

3,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
3,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2014 \| 3.0 \| RAM

2013 Standard design 18,800,000 single-source

18,800,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
18,800,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2013 \| 18.8 \| RAM

2012 Standard design 17,600,000 report-total-below-website

17,600,000 pieces

report-total-below-website

The annual reports we could extract account for 5,670,000, which is 11,930,000 short of the website's 17,600,000. This is NOT presented as a disagreement: an incomplete extraction on our side would look exactly like this, so the shortfall is evidence about our coverage rather than about the Mint. The website figure stands.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
17,600,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2012 \| 17.6 \| RAM
5,670,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 50c Standard 2012 Cupro Nickel 5.670

2011 Standard design 14,400,000 different-basis

14,400,000 pieces

different-basis

The website's rounded figure and the annual report total agree within the website's printed precision. They still answer different questions: a final mintage against production during a fiscal year.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
14,400,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2011 \| 14.4 \| RAM
14,380,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 50c Standard 2011 Cupro Nickel 3.960

2010 Standard design 33,600,000 different-basis1 variety

33,600,000 pieces

different-basis

The website's rounded figure and the annual report total agree within the website's printed precision. They still answer different questions: a final mintage against production during a fiscal year.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
22,200,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2010 \| 22.2 \| RAM
33,643,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 50c Australia Day 2010 Cupro Nickel 11.452

2010 Commemorating Australia Day. Designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald. 11,400,000 single-source

11,400,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
11,400,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2010 \| 11.4 \| RAM

2009 Standard design 19,000,000 different-basis

19,000,000 pieces

different-basis

The website's rounded figure and the annual report total agree within the website's printed precision. They still answer different questions: a final mintage against production during a fiscal year.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
19,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2009 \| 19.0 \| RAM
19,031,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 50c Standard 2009 Cupro Nickel 19.031

2008 Standard design 33,000,000 different-basis

33,000,000 pieces

different-basis

The website's rounded figure and the annual report total agree within the website's printed precision. They still answer different questions: a final mintage against production during a fiscal year.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
33,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2008 \| 33.0 \| RAM
32,988,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 50c Standard 2008 Cupro-Nickel 4.590

2007 Standard design 19,900,000 different-basis

19,900,000 pieces

different-basis

The website's rounded figure and the annual report total agree within the website's printed precision. They still answer different questions: a final mintage against production during a fiscal year.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
19,900,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2007 \| 19.9 \| RAM
19,872,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 50c standard 2007 cupro-nickel 1.847

2006 Standard design not recorded disputed

This coin has a page of its own, because its sources contradict each other.

2006 fifty cents: the full record →

2005 Standard design 42,033,000 no-coin-dated-figure

42,033,000 pieces

no-coin-dated-figure

From the Mint's annual reports, summed across 2004-05 and 2005-06 because the reports file this coin date under more than one fiscal year. No document here names how many coins were struck bearing the date 2005: every figure above counts a report year instead, which is a different quantity. Most published mintages are exactly this substitution made silently.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
42,033,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year what the mint struck during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this date	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 50c WWII 2005 Cupro-Nickel 11.033

2005 Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War 2. This design was in 26,600,000 single-source

26,600,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
26,600,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2005 \| 26.6 \| RAM

2005 Secondary School Commonwealth Games Design competition winner. Designed by Kelly 20,500,000 single-source

20,500,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
20,500,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2005 \| 20.5 \| RAM

2004 Standard design not recorded disputed

This coin has a page of its own, because its sources contradict each other.

2004 fifty cents: the full record →

2004 Primary School design competition winner John Serrano. Sculpted by Vladimir Gott 10,200,000 single-source

10,200,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
10,200,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2004 \| 10.2 \| RAM

2003 Commemorating Australia’s volunteers. Designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald 13,900,000 single-source

13,900,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
13,900,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2003 \| 13.9 \| RAM

2002 Commemorating the Year of the Outback. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietran 11,500,000 single-source

11,500,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
11,500,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2002 \| 11.5 \| RAM

2001 Standard design 64,431,000 no-coin-dated-figure

64,431,000 pieces

no-coin-dated-figure

From the Mint's annual reports, summed across 2000-01 and 2001-02 because the reports file this coin date under more than one fiscal year. No document here names how many coins were struck bearing the date 2001: every figure above counts a report year instead, which is a different quantity. Most published mintages are exactly this substitution made silently.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
64,431,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year what the mint struck during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this date	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 2039,1973,2142,2006 3.525

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Western 2,400,000 single-source

2,400,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,400,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 2.4 \| RAM

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Victori 2,800,000 single-source

2,800,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,800,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 2.8 \| RAM

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Canberr 2,000,000 single-source

2,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 2.0 \| RAM

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Norfolk 2,200,000 single-source

2,200,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,200,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 2.2 \| RAM

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of the Nor 2,100,000 single-source

2,100,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,100,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 2.1 \| RAM

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of NSW, gr 3,000,000 single-source

3,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
3,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 3.0 \| RAM

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Queensl 2,300,000 single-source

2,300,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,300,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 2.3 \| RAM

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of South A 2,400,000 single-source

2,400,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,400,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 2.4 \| RAM

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Tasmani 2,200,000 single-source

2,200,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,200,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 2.2 \| RAM

2001 Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the 1912 Commonwealth Coat 43,100,000 single-source

43,100,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
43,100,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2001 \| 43.1 \| RAM

2000 Standard design 16,630,000 no-coin-dated-figure1 variety

16,630,000 pieces

no-coin-dated-figure

From the Mint's annual reports. No document here names how many coins were struck bearing the date 2000: every figure above counts a report year instead, which is a different quantity. Most published mintages are exactly this substitution made silently.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
16,630,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year what the mint struck during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this date	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 2019,1891,2143,1924 16.630

2000 Celebrating the millennium. Designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald 16,600,000 single-source

16,600,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
16,600,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2000 \| 16.6 \| RAM

2000 Commemorating the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. Designed and sculpted by Vladimir 5,100,000 single-source

5,100,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
5,100,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 2000 \| 5.1 \| RAM

1999 Standard design 20,300,000 different-basis

20,300,000 pieces

different-basis

The website's rounded figure and the annual report total agree within the website's printed precision. They still answer different questions: a final mintage against production during a fiscal year.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
20,300,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1999 \| 20.3 \| RAM
20,318,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 1945,2960,2068,2994 20.184

1998 Standard design 22,426,000 no-coin-dated-figure

22,426,000 pieces

no-coin-dated-figure

From the Mint's annual reports, summed across 1998-99 and 1999-00 because the reports file this coin date under more than one fiscal year. No document here names how many coins were struck bearing the date 1998: every figure above counts a report year instead, which is a different quantity. Most published mintages are exactly this substitution made silently.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
22,426,000	not stated	struck-in-report-year what the mint struck during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this date	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 2096,2481,2231,2518 15.984

1998 Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the voyage of Bass and Flinders. Designed 22,400,000 single-source

22,400,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
22,400,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1998 \| 22.4 \| RAM

1997 Standard design 4,300,000 different-basis

4,300,000 pieces

different-basis

The website's rounded figure and the annual report total agree within the website's printed precision. They still answer different questions: a final mintage against production during a fiscal year.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
4,300,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1997 \| 4.3 \| RAM
4,337,200	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 2011,2241,2163,2280 0.0100

1996 Standard design 19,300,000 different-basis

19,300,000 pieces

different-basis

The website's rounded figure and the annual report total agree within the website's printed precision. They still answer different questions: a final mintage against production during a fiscal year.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
19,300,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1996 \| 19.3 \| RAM
19,296,800	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 2064,1097,2204,1137 1.4720

1995 Standard design 15,869,200 no-coin-dated-figure

15,869,200 pieces

no-coin-dated-figure

From the Mint's annual reports. No document here names how many coins were struck bearing the date 1995: every figure above counts a report year instead, which is a different quantity. Most published mintages are exactly this substitution made silently.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
15,869,200	not stated	struck-in-report-year what the mint struck during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this date	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 2044,1009,2210,1047 15.8692

1995 Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War 2. Designed by Louis La 15,900,000 single-source

15,900,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
15,900,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1995 \| 15.9 \| RAM

1994 Standard design 20,830,800 no-coin-dated-figure

20,830,800 pieces

no-coin-dated-figure

From the Mint's annual reports, summed across 1993-94 and 1994-95 because the reports file this coin date under more than one fiscal year. No document here names how many coins were struck bearing the date 1994: every figure above counts a report year instead, which is a different quantity. Most published mintages are exactly this substitution made silently.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
20,830,800	not stated	struck-in-report-year what the mint struck during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this date	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 2033,1257,2156,1293 1.6231

1994 Celebrating the United Nations International Year of the Family. Designed by Car 21,300,000 single-source

21,300,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
21,300,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1994 \| 21.3 \| RAM

1993 Standard design 1,000,000 different-basis

1,000,000 pieces

different-basis

The website's rounded figure and the annual report total agree within the website's printed precision. They still answer different questions: a final mintage against production during a fiscal year.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
1,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1993 \| 1.0 \| RAM
982,800	not stated	struck-in-report-year	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 2028,1178,2160,1214 0.9828

1991 Standard design 4,704,400 no-coin-dated-figure

4,704,400 pieces

no-coin-dated-figure

From the Mint's annual reports, summed across 1990-91 and 1991-92 because the reports file this coin date under more than one fiscal year. No document here names how many coins were struck bearing the date 1991: every figure above counts a report year instead, which is a different quantity. Most published mintages are exactly this substitution made silently.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
4,704,400	not stated	struck-in-report-year what the mint struck during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this date	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 2380,1423,2479,1458 0.3400

1991 Celebrating the 25th anniversary of decimal currency. The original image of the 4,700,000 single-source

4,700,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
4,700,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1991 \| 4.7 \| RAM

1988 Standard design 2,792,813 no-coin-dated-figure

2,792,813 pieces

no-coin-dated-figure

From the Mint's annual reports. No document here names how many coins were struck bearing the date 1988: every figure above counts a report year instead, which is a different quantity. Most published mintages are exactly this substitution made silently.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
2,792,813	not stated	struck-in-report-year what the mint struck during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this date	Royal Australian Mint annual reports, circulating coin production appendices 1991,1458,2227,1507 2,792,813

1988 Commemorating the Australian Bicentenary. Designed by Michael MacLellan Tracey. 9,000,000 single-source

9,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
9,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1988 \| 9.0 \| RAM

1985 Standard design 1,000,000 single-source1 variety

1,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
1,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1985 \| 1.0 \| RAM

1984 Standard design 26,300,000 single-source

26,300,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
26,300,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1984 \| 26.3 \| RAM

1983 Standard design 48,900,000 single-source

48,900,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
48,900,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1983 \| 48.9 \| RAM

1982 Commemorating the Brisbane XII Commonwealth Games. Incorporates the Games symbol 49,600,000 single-source

49,600,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
49,600,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1982 \| 49.6 \| RAM

1981 Standard design 24,100,000 single-source

24,100,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
24,100,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1981 \| 24.1 \| RAM

1981 Commemorating the marriage of HRH the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. De 20,000,000 single-source

20,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
20,000,000	RMLL	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1981 \| 20.0 \| RMLL

1980 Standard design 38,700,000 single-source1 variety

38,700,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
38,700,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1980 \| 38.7 \| RAM

1979 Standard design 24,900,000 single-source1 variety

24,900,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
24,900,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1979 \| 24.9 \| RAM

1978 Standard design 25,800,000 single-source

25,800,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
25,800,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1978 \| 25.8 \| RAM

1977 Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II. Based 25,000,000 single-source1 variety

25,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
25,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1977 \| 25.0 \| RAM

1976 Standard design 27,300,000 single-source

27,300,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
27,300,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1976 \| 27.3 \| RAM

1975 Standard design 19,100,000 single-source

19,100,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
19,100,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1975 \| 19.1 \| RAM

1974 Standard design 9,000,000 single-source

9,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
9,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1974 \| 9.0 \| RAM

1973 Standard design 4,000,000 single-source

4,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
4,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1973 \| 4.0 \| RAM

1972 Standard design 5,600,000 single-source

5,600,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
5,600,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1972 \| 5.6 \| RAM

1971 Standard design 21,100,000 single-source

21,100,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
21,100,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1971 \| 21.1 \| RAM

1970 Commemorating the bicentenary of James Cook’s 1770 voyage. Based on a painting b 16,500,000 single-source

16,500,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
16,500,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1970 \| 16.5 \| RAM

1969 Standard design 14,000,000 single-source

14,000,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
14,000,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1969 \| 14.0 \| RAM

1966 Standard design 36,500,000 single-source1 variety

36,500,000 pieces

single-source

Published in millions, so the figure is precise to +/- 50000 pieces, not to the unit.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
36,500,000	RAM	final-mintage-as-published±50,000	Royal Australian Mint, circulating coins: fifty cents (Mintage Figures) 1966 \| 36.5 \| RAM

Every year above opens to the documents behind its figure. 2 of 76 also have a page of their own, where there was more to say than a row can hold.

What it is made of

Not copied from a table. Each row is the standard the instrument named beside it actually prescribed, and the fine metal weight is derived from that standard rather than looked up. Where a column says "not stated", the instrument does not state it and we will not supply a number it does not carry.

In force	Standard weight	Composition	Fine metal	Diameter	The instrument
1966–1969	205 grains	Four-fifths fine silver, one-fifth other metal 800/1000 fine	10.627 g fine silver	1.246 inches	Currency Act 1965 and Currency Regulations (SR 1966 No. 21) Currency Act 1965 Schedule; Currency Regulations rr 3-7 and Schedule
1969–1988	240.0 grains	Copper and nickel	n/a	1.246 inches	Currency Act 1969 and Currency Regulations (Amendment) SR 1969 No. 137 Currency Act 1965 Schedule as amended by s 4; Currency Regulations rr 4-6 and substituted Schedule
1988	15.55 grams	copper and nickel	n/a	31.65 millimetres	Currency Regulations (SR 1966 No. 21), as amended by SR 1988 No. 137 r 3 and substituted Schedule; r 4 for additional standard compositions

Varieties and errors

A variety is a claim about a coin, and claims differ in how well they are evidenced. The grade beside each says what kind of source stands behind it. This catalogue prints no valuations, so nothing here tells you what a variety is worth.

Variety	How you tell it apart	Evidence	Source
1966 Double Bar	Two lines behind emu head joining it to Mitchell-grass swirl	scholarly a numismatic society, museum catalogue or archival study	source The two lines are known as ‘double bars’ and can primarily be seen on 50 cent coins of 1966, 1979, and 1980
1979 Double Bar	Two lines behind emu head joining it to Mitchell-grass swirl	scholarly a numismatic society, museum catalogue or archival study	source The two lines are known as ‘double bars’ and can primarily be seen on 50 cent coins of 1966, 1979, and 1980
1980 Double Bar	Two lines behind emu head joining it to Mitchell-grass swirl	scholarly a numismatic society, museum catalogue or archival study	source The two lines are known as ‘double bars’ and can primarily be seen on 50 cent coins of 1966, 1979, and 1980
1985 fifty cents (low-mintage key date; not a variety)	Date 1985; source table reports 1.0 million	primary a mint, museum or contemporary document	source 1985 1.0 RAM
2000 Millennium incuse-flag	Union Jack crosses incuse; Federation Star incuse surface smooth	scholarly a numismatic society, museum catalogue or archival study	source the Crosses of St. George and St. Patrick were incuse and the incuse surface of the Federation Star was smooth. Source's 200,000 estimate and FOI summary were not independently fetched; excluded from population.
1977 Coat of Arms mule	1977 obverse paired with standard Coat of Arms reverse	scholarly a numismatic society, museum catalogue or archival study	source the 1977 obverse was never intended to be used with the Coat of Arms reverse.
2010 Coat of Arms 50c rotated die	Obverse and reverse rotated 30 degrees	scholarly a numismatic society, museum catalogue or archival study	source there are a number of 2010 Coat of Arms 50 cent coins that have the obverse and reverse dies rotated by 30o. Exact cause is expressly unknown in source.