Two Dollars 2022 Frontline Workers (Grey), Coin from Australia - detailed information

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The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen's Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the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 is "uncouped" (includes the Queen's shoulders) and extends almost to the rim of the coin; consequently, the legend does not run continuously around the rim.

The artist's initials JC (for Jody Clark) are in tiny letters below left.

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2022.

The reverse of the coin shows twelve pictorgrams representing workers of different professions, around a central coloured pattern representing connectivity and community.

The designer's initials AWB (for Adam William Ball) are between two of the figures on the right.

Around above, the inscription AUSTRALIA'S FRONTLINE WORKERS. Around below, the face value and denomination TWO DOLLARS.

The mint distributed 10,000 coins in mint-wrapped rolls to authorised distributors, with each roll containing 25 coins, at RRP of AU$ 99.95 per roll.

There is a blue blister card edition which is NOT produced by the Royal Australian Mint (the coins are re-packaged in it by a company called DCPL).

The design was re-issued for collectors in 2023.