1996  Half Ounce Gold $50 Kangaroo & Joey 23-9-96 Edge Date

Obverse:Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Raphael Maklouf.
Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 50 DOLLARS
Reverse:Kangaroo & Joey - Design by Louise Pinder.
Legend: THE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET 1/2 OZ. .9999 GOLD - 1996
Edge:Reeded - continuous mill with 23-9-96 & Serial Number.
Weight:15.594 grams.
Size:25.10 mm (diameter) 2.40 mm (thickness).
Composition:.999 Fine Gold.
Gold Content:0.50 oz.
Mintage:500 - Perth.
Mintmarks:Date 23-9-96 on edge with Serial Number.

Valuation :
1996 Half Ounce Gold $50 - Kangaroo & Joey - Edge Date

Uncirc.
2002 

Notes:

The 1996 half ounce Kangaroo & Joey 23-9-96 Edge Dated $50 gold coin was issued by the Perth Mint to celebrate the laying of the Perth Mint Building's Foundation Stone 100 years earlier. The individual issue number of each coin is also stamped on the edge. Each coin was encapsulated and presented in a hinged lid case.
A companion 1996 Edge Dated One Ounce Silver $1 Coin was also released.

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