1966 Australian Round 50 cent coin - .800 Silver World m the SS Vyner Brooke

m the SS Vyner Brooke was sunk in Banka Strait

leaving the name Cobb & Co firmly entrenched in Australian folklore

on the truncation of the Queen's shoulder (as is the one shown in photo)

Davis and Casey

1966 Australian Round 50 cent coin - .800 Silver World m the SS Vyner BrookeFebruary 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