The 50 cent coin could be set for a makeover 50 years after it was first introduced. Chief executive of the Royal Australian Mint Ross MacDiarmid tipped that there was likely to be a review of the ...

But the shape of 50c coin was changed within three years because Aussies were confused between the size of the 50 cent and 20 cent coins. The 50c coin is now shaped as a dodecagon and has 12 sides.

The 50-cent coin, or half dollar, has a lineage going back to 1794, when it was originally introduced. For more than 150 years, the design featured lady Liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the ...

Most Indigenous words for money come from words for “stone”, “rock” or “pebble”, no doubt in reference to the size and shape of coins. On the new 50 cent coin, you’ll find words for ...

Most Indigenous words for money come from words for “stone”, “rock” or “pebble”, no doubt in reference to the size and shape of coins. On the new 50 cent coin, you’ll find words for ...