20 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait

Obverse

2. portret królowej Elżbiety II zwróconej w prawo w tiarze Dziewcząt Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1979

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Dziobak (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) i cyfra "20"

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
20
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Trzcina

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

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Jedną z monet wprowadzonych w 1966 roku wraz z początkiem waluty dziesiętnej jest kultowa moneta Platypus o nominale 20 centów. Rewers został zaprojektowany przez Stuarta Devlina. Moneta pozostała w produkcji i obiegu z tym samym rewersem do dnia dzisiejszego i jest obecnie na piątym awersie. (Machin, Makleouf, Rank-Broadley, Clark & Thorne)

Są to zdjęcia pierwszego zestawu Proof & BU zawierającego monetę z 1966 roku.


W latach 1967 i 1968 nie wyprodukowano żadnych zestawów Proof ani UNC.

Podczas gdy w latach 1983 i 1984 wybito wiele milionów monet o nominale 20 centów, prawie cała seria produkcyjna została przetopiona i wyeksportowana jako sztabki miedziowo-niklowe z powodu braku popytu. Do tej pory pojawiło się tylko jedno pudełko po 200 dolarów z każdego roku. Tak więc, podczas gdy w ciągu tych 2 lat wybito łącznie prawie 83 miliony sztuk, wiadomo, że istnieje tylko 2000.

Wersja Fine Silver (.999) Proof tej monety została włączona do 2006 40 Yrs of Decimal Currency Fine Silver Proof Set. (Zobacz link)

Dwa różne znaki mennicze na monecie z 1966 roku, dzięki
http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2010/03/australian-1966-20c-mint-marks.html


Monety z 1981 roku zostały wybite w trzech różnych miejscach:
20 centów 1981 Canberra & Wales Mint (lewe zdjęcie) z 4 pełnymi, grubymi pazurami dziobaka pod 2 z 20 centów
20 centów 1981 Winnipeg Mint (prawe zdjęcie) z 3 pełnymi cienkimi pazurami i 1 pół pazurem:



W 1966 roku moneta o nominale 20 centów została wybita w 2 różnych miejscach. Około połowa tych monet została wybita w Canberze, a połowa w Londynie w Mennicy Królewskiej. Spośród 30 milionów monet wybitych w Londynie tylko jedna z matryc użytych do wybicia tych monet była inna.
Dziwność polega na tym, że jedna matryca miała niewielką różnicę. Odmiana ta znajduje się w podstawie 2 z 20 na rewersie monety. W tej linii bazowej 2 znajduje się krzywa w górę, często nazywana falą, stąd przydomek "falista 20" lub "falista linia bazowa 20 centów". Zauważysz również odpowiednie wgłębienie w zawirowaniu wody nad falą. Dla porównania, zwykła odwrócona 20-centówka nie ma fali ani w podstawie 2, ani w wodzie nad linią bazową.

To jest obraz pofalowanej monety 20 centowej "2" z 1966 roku.



Są to wizerunki słynnej błędnej monety z 1981 roku wybitej na planszecie 2 dolarów z Hongkongu przez Mennicę Królewską.

Zdjęcia dzięki uprzejmości www.sterlingcurrency.com.au

Wiadomo o istnieniu monety Mule z 1978 roku. Australijski awers o nominale 20 centów został połączony z rewersem o nominale 20 centów z Fidżi.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

One of the coins introduced in 1966 at the commencement of decimal currency is this iconic Platypus 20 cent coin. The reverse was designed by Stuart Devlin. The coin has remained in production and circulation with the same reverse up to the current date and is now on its 5th Obverse. (Machin, Makleouf, Rank-Broadley, Clark & Thorne)

These are images of the first Proof & BU Set containing the coin in 1966.


No Proof or UNC Sets were produced in 1967 or 1968.

While many millions of 20 cent coins were minted in 1983 & 1984, almost the entire production run was melted down and exported as base metal cupro-nickel bars due to lack of demand. Only one x $200 uncirculated mint roll box of each year has surfaced to date. So while nearly 83 million were minted in these 2 years combined only 2,000 are known to exist.

A Fine Silver (.999) Proof version of this coin was included in the 2006 40 Yrs of Decimal Currency Fine Silver Proof Set. (See link)

The two different mintmarks on the 1966 coin, thanks to
http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2010/03/australian-1966-20c-mint-marks.html


The 1981 coins were struck at three different places:
 20 cents 1981 Canberra & Wales Mint (left picture) with 4 full thick claws of the platypus under the 2 of the 20
 20 cents 1981 Winnipeg Mint (right picture) with 3 full thin claws and 1 half claw there:



In 1966 the 20 cent piece was minted in 2 different locations. About half of those coins were minted in Canberra and half in London at the Royal Mint. Of the 30 million coins minted in London just one of the dies that were used to press those coins was different.
The oddity is that one die had a small differing feature. This variety is in the base of the 2 of the 20 on the reverse of the coin. There is an upward curve in that baseline of the 2 often called a wave, thus the nickname the ‘wavy 20’ or ‘wavy baseline 20 cent’. You’ll also note a corresponding indentation in the water swirl above the wave. By comparison the normal reverse 20 cent has no wave in either the base of the 2 or the water above the baseline.

This is an image of a Wavy "2" 1966 20 Cent coin.



These are images of the famous 1981 scalloped error coin struck on a Hong Kong $2 Planchet by the Royal Mint.

images courtesy of www.sterlingcurrency.com.au

A 1978 Mule coin is known to exist. An Australian 20 cent obverse was paired with a Fiji 20 cent reverse.

Present in sets

• 1966 - Australian Proof Set (Blue Case)
• 1966 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Blue Wallet)
• 1969 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1969 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Blue Wallet)
• 1970 - Australian Proof Set (Bicentenary Captain James Cook)
• 1970 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Captain Cook - Red Wallet)
• 1971 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1971 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1972 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1972 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1973 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1973 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1974 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1974 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1975 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1975 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1976 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1976 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1977 - Australian Proof Set (QE II Silver Jubilee)
• 1977 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Purple Wallet)
• 1978 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1978 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1979 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1979 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1980 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1980 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1981 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1981 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1982 - Australian Proof Set (Brisbane Commonwealth Games)
• 1982 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Brisbane Commonwealth Games Green Wallet)
• 1983 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1983 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Red Wallet)
• 1984 - Australian Proof Set (Standard Coins)
• 1984 - Australian Uncirculated Mint Set (Blue Card)

See also

• Inne zwierzę

• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait; Fine Silver Proof)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait)
• 20 Cents - Charles III (1st Portrait)

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Date			Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC				Frequency
Undetermined
1966												(en) BU Twelve Coin Set; Hendo		0.08%
1966			77 250							$ 7.00		(en) BU Year Set; Blue Card		0.3%
1966			15 809									(en) BU Year Set; Blue Vinyl Wallet		0.06%
1966			70									(en) BU Year Set; Operation Fastbuck Wallet		0.02%
1966			12 260									(en) BU Year Set; Reserve Bank Coloured Wallet		0.03%
1966			520									(en) BU Year Set; VIP Presentation Wallet		0.03%
1966			28 223 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.22	$ 0.39	$ 0.46	$ 1.10	$ 1.50		(en) Circulation - Canberra Mint - Gap between water swirl and platypus head		19%
1966			30 000 000	$ 0.10	$ 0.14	$ 0.16	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.55			(en) Circulation - London Mint - Small or no gap between water swirl and platypus head		7%
1966												(en) Circulation - London Mint - Wavy 2		0.2%
1966			18 054									(en) Proof Year Set; Open Case		0.6%
1966			12									(en) Proof Year Set; Sealed		0.02%
1967			83 848 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.15	$ 0.35	$ 0.46	$ 1.00	$ 1.40	$ 4.00		(en) Circulation		28%
1968			40 537 000	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.23	$ 0.35	$ 2.00				(en) Circulation		16%
1969			14 351									(en) BU Year Set; Blue Wallet		0.13%
1969			16 825									(en) BU Year Set; Red Wallet		0.05%
1969			16 520 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.17	$ 0.41	$ 0.95	$ 2.00	$ 29		(en) Circulation		9%
1969			13 056									(en) Proof Year Set		0.2%
1970			40 230							$ 6.70		(en) BU Year Set		0.2%
1970			23 721 000	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.53	$ 0.99	$ 1.90	$ 16		(en) Circulation		12%
1970			15 368									(en) Proof Year Set		0.3%
1971			28 572									(en) BU Year Set		0.20%
1971			8 947 000			$ 0.35	$ 0.58	$ 1.20				(en) Circulation		6%
1971			10 066									(en) Proof Year Set		0.16%
1972			39 065									(en) BU Year Set		0.15%
1972			16 643 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.14	$ 0.15	$ 0.37	$ 0.41	$ 2.30	$ 21		(en) Circulation		8%
1972			10 272									(en) Proof Year Set		0.19%
1973			30 928									(en) BU Year Set		0.12%
1973			23 356 000	$ 0.13	$ 0.14	$ 0.19	$ 0.28	$ 0.40	$ 0.40	$ 10		(en) Circulation		10%
1973			10 090									(en) Proof Year Set		0.19%
1974			25 475									(en) BU Year Set		0.13%
1974			33 548 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.22	$ 0.28	$ 0.35	$ 0.62	$ 0.99	$ 5.40		(en) Circulation		13%
1974			10 918							$ 26		(en) Proof Year Set		0.2%
1975			30 121									(en) BU Year Set		0.20%
1975			53 300 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.43	$ 0.69	$ 0.72	$ 3.70		(en) Circulation		17%
1975			23 021							$ 8.60		(en) Proof Year Set		0.4%
1976			40 004							$ 4.10		(en) BU Year Set		0.3%
1976			59 774 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.89	$ 1.10	$ 2.40		(en) Circulation		18%
1976			21 200							$ 14		(en) Proof Year Set		0.4%
1977			128 010									(en) BU Year Set		0.4%
1977			41 272 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.23	$ 0.43	$ 0.76	$ 0.76	$ 4.00		(en) Circulation		14%
1977			55 006							$ 8.50		(en) Proof Year Set		0.5%
1978			70 006							$ 13		(en) BU Year Set		0.3%
1978			37 432 000	$ 0.13	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.35	$ 0.38	$ 0.46	$ 3.10		(en) Circulation		13%
1978			1									(en) Mule - Australia Obverse - Fiji Reverse; see comments		0.03%
1978			38 519									(en) Proof Year Set		0.5%
1979			70 006									(en) BU Year Set		0.3%
1979			22 300 000	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.20	$ 0.55	$ 0.55	$ 0.55	$ 3.50		(en) Circulation		9%
1979			36 006							$ 5.80		(en) Proof Year Set		0.2%
1980			100 000							$ 14		(en) BU Year Set		0.4%
1980			84 357 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.33	$ 0.43	$ 0.43	$ 0.43	$ 2.50		(en) Circulation		21%
1980			68 000									(en) Proof Year Set		0.5%
1981			120 000							$ 2.50		(en) BU Year Set		0.5%
1981			65 280 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.52	$ 0.58	$ 1.10	$ 2.30		(en) Circulation - Canberra Mint		29%
1981			65 503 000									(en) Circulation - Wales Mint		0.6%
1981			50 000 000			$ 0.20	$ 0.23	$ 0.28	$ 1.10			(en) Circulation - Winnipeg Mint; Short left claw		5%
1981			86 100							$ 3.00		(en) Proof Year Set		0.7%
1981			6									(en) Struck on a Hong Kong 2 Dollar planchet		0.09%
1982			195 950							$ 3.30		(en) BU Year Set		0.5%
1982			76 604 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.49	$ 0.50	$ 0.58	$ 0.58	$ 2.10		(en) Circulation		15%
1982			100 000							$ 13		(en) Proof Year Set		0.5%
1983			155 700									(en) BU Year Set		0.3%
1983			55 113 000							$ 2.50		(en) Circulation (Melted Down)		0.7%
1983			80 000									(en) Proof Year Set		0.3%
1984			150 014							$ 2.10		(en) BU Year Set		0.6%
1984			27 820 000							$ 1.30		(en) Meant for Circulation (But melted down)		0.9%
1984			61 000							$ 13		(en) Proof Year Set		0.4%

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Examples of the type

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1966 – (en) Circulation - Canberra Mint - Gap between water swirl and platypus head • 28.52 mm • 11.31 g

1966 Canberra Mint Version

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1966 – (en) Circulation - London Mint - Small or no gap between water swirl and platypus head • 28.52 mm • 11.31 g

1966 Lomdon Mint Version

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1966 – (en) Circulation - London Mint - Wavy 2 • 28.52 mm • 11.31 g

1966 London Mint Wavy 2 - Base of the number 2 has a wave and is rarely found in circulation.

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1975 – (en) Proof Year Set • 28.52 mm • 11.31 g

1975 Proof Set Version

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1981 – (en) Proof Year Set • 28.52 mm • 11.31 g

1981 Proof set Version

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232329 Lot 63219	13 Jul 2023	Undetermined	UNC (PCGS MS64)	USD 1560.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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