Australia has issued a new 50 cent coin celebrating some of the country’s indigenous languages, many of which are at risk of extinction. The new design incorporates 14 translations of the word “coin” ...

Young designers are being given a chance to go down in numismatic history by creating a new design for a 50 cent coin. The Royal Australian Mint wants primary school children to come up with a design.

Felicity Meakins receives funding from the Australian Research Council and contributed to the consultation on the use of the Gurindji word for money on the new 50 cent coin. Michael Walsh receives ...

A coin expert has told Aussies to keep an eye out for 50 cent coins that feature a ram on them as they can be worth more than their face value. The 50 cent Ram's Head coin was released in 1991 to ...

It is understood only two of the “excessively rare” coins are floating about Down Under, but more could exist. The coin was minted in 1988 and features the standard coat of arms on the tail side, ...

Taking to Reddit, the user shared they were handed the 1966 coin, featuring a circular edge, and originally mistook it as a regular 20 cent coin. “I never knew there used to be round 50 cent coins,” ...