2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c Coin
The 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c is a circulating 50c coin with 2.31 million made. Value band: small premium. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2024
- Circulation mintage
- 2,310,000
- Value band
- Small premium
- Composition
- Cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel)
Original illustration of the coin's shape and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Face value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c worth?
At 2.31 million, the 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c has a smaller run than most 50c coins, so collectors pay a small premium for it, especially in uncirculated condition. Well circulated examples sit close to face value.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with no bag marks
- An original mint roll or set
- A recognized variety or genuine error
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c rare?
- It is scarcer than most 50c coins. Collectors pay a small premium for good examples.
- How many 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c coins were made?
- 2,310,000 were struck for circulation.
- What is the 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c made of?
- Cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel). It weighs 15.55 g and measures 31.65 mm, with a 12-sided shape.
- Is the 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c still legal tender?
- Yes. Every 50c coin, commemoratives included, is legal tender in Australia.
Why the 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c was made
NAIDOC Week, held each July, celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The name comes from the National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee. The year 2024 marked 50 years since that committee came under entirely Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership. The Royal Australian Mint and the National NAIDOC Committee worked together on a commemorative 50c to celebrate the anniversary.
The design was chosen through the National NAIDOC Coin Design competition, won by Cortney Glass, a contemporary digital artist from Katherine in the Northern Territory. She is a Dagoman, Wardaman and Gurindji woman. The coin was released ahead of NAIDOC Week 2024, with a larger number put into circulation and a colored version sold to collectors. The circulation mintage was 2,310,000, which puts it among the lower mintages of recent 50c coins. It was also one of the first commemorative 50c coins to carry the portrait of King Charles III, so it marks a change of reign in the denomination's long series. Collectors who follow the 50c from 1970 onward see it as the start of a new chapter.
How to recognize it
Cortney Glass's artwork shows a meeting place symbol representing the National NAIDOC Committee coming together, surrounded by symbols of First Nations people's connection to land, culture and community. The numeral 50 is part of the design, marking the anniversary. The obverse carries Dan Thorne's portrait of King Charles III with 2024 in the legend. The format is the familiar one: 12 sides, 31.65 mm across the flats, 15.55 g and a plain edge in cupronickel. The meeting place symbol and the King's portrait together make this coin easy to identify. If your coin shows the Queen, it is not this issue.
2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c by the numbers
In mintage terms the 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c ranks 8th lowest of 32 circulating 50c coins with a published mintage. The next scarcer is the 2001 Centenary of Federation: Queensland 50c (2.3 million); the next more common is the 2001 Centenary of Federation: South Australia 50c (2.4 million).
For scale, the most common is the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games 50c with 49.6 million, about 21 times as many. The scarcest is the 2017 1967 Referendum and Mabo 50c with 1.4 million, 1.6 times fewer than this one.
It was the only circulating commemorative 50c coin dated 2024.
What to check on your 2024 NAIDOC 50th Anniversary 50c
- Confirm the design and date: NAIDOC 50th Anniversary dated 2024.
- Check the shape and size: the 50c is 12-sided, 31.65 mm across and weighs 15.55 g.
- Look at the surfaces under a light. Coins from mint rolls or sets have unbroken luster; change-worn coins show scuffs on the high points.
- Never clean it. Polishing leaves fine scratches and an unnatural shine that collectors avoid.
At 2.31 million, this is a low mintage for a circulating 50c and worth keeping. Circulated examples may bring a small premium, while uncirculated coins attract more interest. The colored version is a collector product sold by the Mint and was not released into change. A colored coin found loose either came from a collector card or was colored privately. Check the fine lines of the artwork for wear, since small detail softens quickly. Then check the open fields for scratches before deciding a coin is uncirculated.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 50 cents |
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
| Year | 2024 |
| Circulation mintage | 2,310,000 |
| Composition | Cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) |
| Weight | 15.55 g |
| Diameter | 31.65 mm |
| Shape | 12-sided |
| Edge | Plain |
Frequently asked questions
Who designed the 2024 NAIDOC 50c?
Cortney Glass, a Dagoman, Wardaman and Gurindji artist from Katherine in the Northern Territory, won the National NAIDOC Coin Design competition. Her design centers on a meeting place symbol, representing the committee coming together, with symbols of connection to land, culture and community.
Is the 2024 NAIDOC 50c rare?
It is one of the lower mintage 50c coins, with 2,310,000 struck for circulation. It is not a great rarity, but even circulated examples can bring a small premium from collectors.
Mintage figures: Australian fifty-cent coin (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Australian Mint figures. How we build these pages.