| Coin | Two Dollars 2018 Changeover |
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The two dollar coin denomination (written as $2) was introduced in Australia in 1988, replacing the earlier banknotes. The original reverse design by Horst Hahne on circulating coins has not been changed since its introduction. The denomination is also often used to issue circulating commemorative coins with various reverses.
Apart from the circulating coinage, both the Royal Australian Mint and the Perth Mint have extensive programs issuing $2 coins for collectors (Non-Circulating Legal Tender, or NCLT), such as this one.
The Australian two dollar coin denomination (written as $2) was introduced in 1988 to replace a banknote of the same value. Its original ("definitive") design depicts an Aboriginal Elder and is issued every year. The Royal Australian Mint also uses the denomination to issue a large variety of commemorative coins with the same size and composition - such as this one.
On the 50th anniversary of Australian decimal currency in 2016, the Royal Australian Mint released a special series of coins commemorating the earlier, pre-decimal currency of the country. The modern circulating designs were joined by depictions of Australia's pre decimal coins on the obverse.
The original $2 coin with this obverse was released into circulation in 2016. This 2018-dated coin repeats the design, but was only released in a collector set. |
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The obverse shows the cowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In tiny letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley). The effigy is much smaller than on regular coins.
Below the effigy, a stylised depiction of an Australian one crown coin, showing the Imperial Crown. Around, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. The artist's initials K.G (for [George] Kruger Gray) are in small letters in the field at the bottom right of the crown. The denomination and date not depicted.
Around above, the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2018. Around below, · FIFTY YEARS ·. |
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The reverse design includes a representation of the head and shoulders of a traditional Australian Aboriginal (half-length figure of Aboriginal male, bare-chested, facing three-quarters right), a representation of the Southern Cross and a representation of Australian flora.
To the right of the man, on two lines the value and denomination 2 DOLLARS. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
2 DOLLARS |
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| Edge | Milled interrupted (20 notches in 4 sections) | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Mintage includes 29,450 Brilliant Uncirculated coins in the 12-coin set, and 1,988 proofs in the 3-coin set. |
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| Included in Set |
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30th Anniversary of The Two Dollar Coin (12 Coins), mintage 29,450, limited to 30,000
12 coins: $2 Third Portrait, $2 (regular), $2 Remembrance Day (Plain Poppy), $2 Remembrance Day (Red Poppy), $2 Coronation (Purple), $2 Remembrance Day (Green), $2 Lest We Forget (Red), $2 Remembrance Day (Orange), $2 Changeover, $2 Lest We Forget (Coloured Mosaic), $2 Remembrance Day (Blue and Green), $2 Lest We Forget (Eternal Flame)
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