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The Australian two dollar coin denomination was introduced on 20 June 1988, when it replaced the banknote of the same value. The regular reverse design by Horst Hahne features a representation of the head and shoulders of a traditional Australian Aboriginal elder. The denomination is also extensively used to issue circulating commemorative $2 coins such as this one, many of them coloured. These two dollar coins continue the Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day) series. Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. The Royal Australian Mint issued a series of coins commemorating this, starting in 2012, with differently designed and coloured reverses (in some years more than one type): $2 2012 Remembrance Day (Poppy), $2 2014 Remembrance Day (Green), $2 2015 Remembrance Day (Red), $2 2015 Remembrance Day (Orange), $2 2017 Australian War Memorial (multi-coloured), $2 2017 Remembrance Day (Blue and Green), $2 2018 Eternal Flame (multi-coloured) and $2 2018 Armistice (Red). The Repatriation $2 coloured coin marks the centenary (100 years anniversary) of the Repatriation for Australian soldiers and nurses after the First World War. The centre of the reverse depicts a graphic element taken from the First World War Returned from Active Service badge. Coins issued in 2019 have now been in circulation for only two years. | ||||||
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Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Australian Government - Federal Register of Legislation | 26 March 2019 | Coin description | link | |
Royal Australian Mint | 23 April 2019 | Mint | link |
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Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | Two Dollars Circulating Commemorative |
Issued | 2019 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Face Value | 2 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | unknown |
Current | Yes |
Material | Aluminium-Bronze |
Designer | Adam Ball |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Size | 20.500 mm |
Thickness | 2.800 mm |
Mass | 6.600 g |
OCC ID | APVZ-OYRC-XQZX-ELMD |
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Centenary of Repatriation circulating coloured $2 coin
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Centenary of Repatriation circulating coloured $2 coin
Copyright: Royal Australian Mint Notes: Presentation card. Source |
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Centenary of Repatriation circulating coloured $2 coin
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Centenary of Repatriation circulating coloured $2 coin
Copyright: Royal Australian Mint Notes: C Privy Mark. Source |