Independence of Australia.

So here we have the Australian cent, nominal - 50. The year of issue of this coin is 2014, mint: Perth, Australia. Total circulation – 9.000.

On the obverse of the coin is depicted Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. On the reverse of the coin is a horse with his sign in the Chinese horoscope. The year of issue of the coin was timed to the year of the horse.

The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 by the federation of six British colonies, each of which became a state. The Commonwealth Constitution provided for a Commonwealth Parliament, with legislative power on a range of specified topics.

The Governor-General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen, assented to the Australia Act "In the name of Her Majesty" on 4 December 1985. However, Queen Elizabeth II was to visit Australia early in 1986 and, in acknowledgement of Australian sensibilities, it was arranged that she would assent to both versions of the Act and then proclaim them so that they would come into force at the same moment in both countries.

Elizabeth II assented to the Australia Act 1986 on 17 February 1986 and on 24 February proclaimed that it would come into force at 05:00 Greenwich Mean Time on 3 March. Then, visiting Australia, at a ceremony held in Government House, Canberra, on 2 March 1986 the Queen signed a proclamation that the Australia Act would come into force at 05:00 GMT on 3 March.