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Why was the fifty cent coin introduced into Australia?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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The 50 cent coin was a necessary denomination between a 20 cent coin and One Dollar. Apart from it being half of a Dollar, it avoided the need to have a pocket full of 20 cent coins.

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