| Coin | Two Dollars 2018 Lest We Forget (Red) |
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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 first issued in 2015 to commemorate 100 years since the Anzac Cove landings during World War I. Inspired by the poppy - the international remembrance symbol for the war, the distinctive and powerful red coloured print encapsulates the solemn words "Lest We Forget".
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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Around the centre of the design is the inscription LEST WE FORGET inside concentric red-striped circles. Surround it are images of poppies and crosses.
Around below, the value and denomination TWO DOLLARS. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
LEST WE FORGET 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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