1966 Australian Round 50 cent coin - .800 Silver 50 cent The two bears love singing

The two bears love singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and saying ‘Hip Hip Hooray’ at the end

Gurindji artist Cortney Glass

Serial Number: DPS 925060

Number 209/500

To honour the memory of these events the Royal Australian Mint has struck a set of four 2017 al/bronze one dollar coins featuring Milne Bay Battle of the Coral Sea Kokoda Track Campaign and Sydney Harbour

1966 Australian Round 50 cent coin - .800 Silver 50 cent The two bears love singingFebruary 14th 1966 marked the introduction of decimal currency to Australia. The round 50c was a one year only type. It was quickly realized that producing these coins with an 80% silver content was not feasible due to the value of silver. Another complaint from members of the public was the similarities in dimensions to the 20c piece which would potentially lead to confusion between the denominations particularly with vision impaired members of the