1998 50c Bicentenary Of Bass Strait and Tasmania PNC - Mintage: 85,000

Mark a key moment in Australian maritime history with the 1998 Bicentenary of Bass & Flinders Bass Strait & Tasmania 50c Postal Numismatic Cover (PNC). The Royal Australian Mint struck this commemorative design to honour George Bass and Matthew Flinders, whose voyage confirmed Tasmania as an island and established the existence of Bass Strait.

This official Australia Post coin & stamp cover features an uncirculated 50 cent coin and is cancelled First Day of Issue: 10 September 1998 (often listed with the Navigators postmark).

Mintage: 85,000 (commonly cited by sellers; some references list 85,004).

Coin specs (50c)

• Composition: Copper-nickel (CuNi)

• Weight: 15.55g

• Diameter: ~31.5mm

• Shape: 12-sided (dodecagonal)