| Coin | Two Dollars 2018 Coronation (Purple) |
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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.
This design was only the second coloured coin the Royal Australian Mint released into circulation. It was first issued in 2013 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse features three regal purple concentric stripes bordering St Edward’s Crown.
The design was re-issued as non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) in 2018 as part of a set commemorating the 30th anniversary of the $2 denomination. |
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The obverse shows the crowned 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 small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2018.
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The reverse design commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with a central design feature of Saintt Edward's Crown within concentric regal purple stripes.
Around above, the inscription EIIR CORONATION 60 YEARS (E II R is the royal monogram; abbreviated from Elizabeth II Regina, in Latin it means Elizabeth the Second, Queen).
Around below, the face value and denomination TWO DOLLARS. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
EIIR CORONATION 60 YEARS TWO DOLLARS |
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| Edge | Milled interrupted (20 notches in 4 sections) | Edge Inscription | None |
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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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