Two Dollars 2021 Aboriginal Flag (multi-colour), Coin from Australia - detailed information

Effigy of the ruling monarch, legend.

The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (effigy known as the "Fifth Portrait" worldwide but "Sixth Portrait" in Australia, where the Queen's portrait by Vladimir Gottwald was fifth).

The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen's Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen mother) in 1937.

Unlike on British coinage, the effigy includes the Queen's shoulders. On regular circulating coins it extends almost to the rim of the coin. Consequently, on them the legend does not run continuously around the rim. On commemorative coins the effigy is smaller and the value and denomination are below.

The artist's initials JC (for Jody Clark) are incuse in tiny letters in the left field of the effigy (on the Queen's right shoulder, near the rim).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2021 · 2 DOLLARS ·.

The value and denomination · 2 DOLLARS · are around below.

The reverse design reflects Harold Thomas' iconic design for an Aboriginal flag (black above for the night sky, red below for Australia's red earth, with a large yellow circle in the middle for the sun). This is represented on the coin by a black semi-circle above and a red semi-circle below, printed over a pattern of miniature Aboriginal flags. The centre of the coin has been left print-free to allow for the gold colour of the coin's alloy to shine through as a representation of the central sun motif.

Around above, facing outward AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL FLAG 1971. Around below, AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL FLAG 2021.

The value and denomination, as well as the face value, are on the obverse.

The coins were announced and released in mint sets in November 2020.