Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

1966

36.5

RAM

No fifty cent coins were produced in 1967 or 1968

1967

1968

-

-

-

-

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

1969

14.0

RAM

Commemorating the bicentenary of James Cook’s 1770 voyage. Based on a painting by John Webber. The inclusion of Cook’s signature was thought to be the first use of a facsimile signature on a coin. Designed by Stuart Devlin.

1970

16.5

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

21.1

5.6

4.0

9.0

19.1

27.3

RAM

RAM

RAM

RAM

RAM

RAM

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II. Based on a central wattle blossom symbol of Australia surrounded by 25 overlapping crowns. Designed by Stuart Devlin.

1977

25.0

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

1978

1979

1980

1981

25.8

24.9

38.7

24.1

RAM

RAM

RAM

RAM

Commemorating the marriage of HRH the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. Designed by Stuart Devlin.

1981

20.0

RMLL

Commemorating the Brisbane XII Commonwealth Games. Incorporates the Games symbol designed by Hugh Edwards to reflect the form of a kangaroo in full flight. Designed by Stuart Devlin.

1982

49.6

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

1983

1984

1985

48.9

26.3

1.0

RAM

RAM

RAM

No fifty cent coins were produced in 1986 and 1987

1986

1987

-

-

-

-

Commemorating the Australian Bicentenary. Designed by Michael MacLellan Tracey.

1988

9.0

RAM

No fifty cent coins were produced in 1989 and 1990

1989

1990

-

-

RAM

RAM

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of decimal currency. The original image of the stud ram Uardry 0.1 by George Kruger Gray used on the shilling from 1937 to 1964 was reworked by designer Horst Hahne.

1991

4.7

RAM

No fifty cent coins were produced in 1992

1992

-

-

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

1993

1.0

RAM

Celebrating the United Nations International Year of the Family. Designed by Carolyn Rosser.

1994

21.3

RAM

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War 2.

Designed by Louis Laumen and Horst Hahne, sculpted by Horst Hahne.

1995

15.9

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

1996

1997

19.3

4.3

RAM

RAM

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the voyage of Bass and Flinders.

Designed by Vladimir Gottwald.

1998

22.4

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

1999

20.3

RAM

Celebrating the millennium. Designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald

2000

16.6

RAM

Commemorating the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. Designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald.

2000

5.1

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the 1912 Commonwealth Coat of Arms granted by King George V.

2001

43.1

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Canberra, granted by King George V in 1928. Designed by CR Wylie.

2001

2.0

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of NSW, granted by King Edward VII in 1906. Designed by William Applegate Gullick.

2001

3.0

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Norfolk Island, granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1980.

2001

2.2

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of the Northern Territory, granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1978.

2001

2.1

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Queensland, the oldest in Australia, granted by Queen Victoria in 1893.

2001

2.3

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of South Australia, granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1984, replacing the original granted in 1936.

2001

2.4

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Tasmania, granted by King George V in 1917.

2001

2.2

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Victoria, granted by King George V in 1910.

2001

2.8

RAM

Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Featuring the Coat of Arms of Western Australia, granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1969.

2001

2.4

RAM

Commemorating the Year of the Outback. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.

2002

11.5

RAM

Commemorating Australia’s volunteers. Designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald.

2003

13.9

RAM

Primary School design competition winner John Serrano. Sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald.

2004

10.2

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

2004

17.9

RAM

Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War 2. This design was inspired by a photograph in the Australian War Memorial collection of a scene of a burial at El Alamein in 1942. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.

2005

26.6

RAM

Secondary School Commonwealth Games Design competition winner. Designed by Kelly Just. Sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald.

2005

20.5

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

2006

2007

2008

2009

59.3

19.9

33.0

19.0

RAM

RAM

RAM

RAM

Commemorating Australia Day. Designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald.

2010

11.4

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

2010

2011

2012

2013

22.2

14.4

17.6

18.8

RAM

RAM

RAM

RAM

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies – AIATSIS.

Featuring the AIATSIS logo, based on the boomerang totem of the Gu’na’ni (Kunjen) people of North Queensland.

2014

3.0

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

 2014

2015

17.7

19.4

RAM

RAM

2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency

2016

7.0

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

2016

25.5

RAM

50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum and the 25th anniversary of the Mabo decision.

Designed in collaboration with Boneta-Marie Mabo, and Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo’s granddaughter.

2017

1.4

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

2017

2018

8.2

3.7

RAM

RAM

The Royal Australian Mint along with AIATSIS recognises 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages.

Further information on the words and languages featured on the coin can be found here

2019

2.1

RAM

Commonwealth Coat of Arms sculpted by Stuart Devlin

2019(IRB)
2019 (JC
2020 (JC)

0.24
0.07
   0.09**

RAM
RAM
RAM