Australian two-dollar coin
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The Australian two-dollar coin is the highest-denomination coin of the Australian dollar. It was first issued on 20 June 1988, having been in planning since the mid-1970s. It replaced the Australian two-dollar note due to having a longer circulatory life.[1] The only "mint set only" year was 1991.
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Australia | |
Value | 2.00 AUD |
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Mass | 6.60 g |
Diameter | 20.50 mm |
Thickness | 2.80 mm |
Edge | interrupted milled 20 notches |
Composition | 92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel |
Years of minting | 1988–present |
Obverse | |
Design | Queen Elizabeth II (1988–2023) King Charles III (2024–Present) |
Designer | Ian Rank-Broadley |
Design date | 1999 |
Reverse | |
Design | An Aboriginal Australian elder (based on Gwoja Tjungurrayi) |
Designer | Horst Hahne |
Design date | 1987 |
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$2 coins are legal tender for amounts not exceeding 10 times the face value of the coin for any payment of a debt.[2]