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Coin: Two Cents 1985
Description

The Australian two-cent coin is the second smallest denomination coin of the Australian dollar. Coins issued in 1985 circulated for seven years before, together with coins of the one cent denomination, they were withdrawn from circulation in February 1992. They were not demonetised though and remain legal tender.
CountryAustralia CurrencyAustralian Dollar
Face value2 (x Cent) TypeTwo Cents
Year1985 CurrentYes
Mintage32,600,000 (32.6 million)
Mints
NameMint markMintage
Royal Australian Mint No mint mark 32,600,000 (32.6 million)
MaterialBronze DesignerStuart Devlin
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II EffigyPortrait by Raphael David Maklouf (Third Portrait)
Production technologyMilled (machine-made) ShapeRound
Size (mm)21.5900 Thickness (mm)
Mass (g)5.2000
Obverse

Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a pearl necklace, facing right (effigy known as the "Third Portrait"); incuse in tiny letters on neck truncation, the designer's initials RDM (for Raphael David Maklouf).

Around, the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1985.

Obverse inscription ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1985
Reverse

The reverse features a frilled lizard with neck frill extended and mouth open, designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin. The denomination numeral 2 [cents] is left of the lizard's head; below its body in (very) tiny letters, the designer's initials SD.
Reverse inscription2
EdgePlain Edge inscriptionNone
Notes

Krause lists circulation mintage of 34,700,000 plus 75,000 proofs.
Two Cents 1985: Known varieties
VarietyMintageDetails
Proof 75,000 (included in main number)
Two Cents 1985: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsAustralia KM# 79
Two Cents 1985: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Royal Australian Mint 2016 Mint link
Royal Australian Mint 2016 Mintage link
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins Mintage Proof mintage
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins Varieties Proof
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