| Australia | |
| Value | 2.00 AUD |
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| Mass | 6.60 g |
| Diameter | 20.50 mm |
| Thickness | 3.20 mm |
| Edge | interrupted milled |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) |
| Years of minting | 1988–present |
| Catalog number | - |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Queen Elizabeth II, Australia's Queen |
| Designer | Raphael Maklouf |
| Design date | 1984 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Gwoya Jungarai |
| Designer | Horst Hahne |
| Design date | 1987 |
The Australian 2 dollar coin was issued to replace the two dollar note in 1988, bearing the image of the Aboriginal Elder Gwoya Jungarai, known as One Pound Jimmy, (by artist Ainslie Roberts), the Southern Cross and grass tree (Xanthorrhoea). 160.7 million coins were issued dated 1988. It has been issued in all years since except 1991[1], with an average mintage of 20 million coins per annum after 1988. There are no commemorative designs for this issue, only the standard design. When the coin was introduced there were complaints that the coin was too small for its value and was easily lost, or counterfeited by placing two 5 cent pieces together and colouring them gold, but with an uninterrupted milling on the 5 cent and the 2 dollars having 5 grooves in 4 lots separated by 7mm length of the side identification is easy. It has the same size and milling as the 10 Swedish kronor. Its smaller size compared to the $1 coin can lead to confusion for visitors from outside Australia.
References
- Ian W. Pitt, ed (2000). Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values (19th ed. ed.). Chippendale, N.S.W.: Renniks Publications. ISBN 978-0-9585574-4-3.
External links
| Preceded by Two Dollar Note (Australian) |
Two Dollars (Australian) 1988–present |
Succeeded by Present |
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