Australian 2 dollar coin

Infobox Coin
Country = Australia
Denomination = 2 dollar piece
Value = 2.00
Unit = AUD
Mass = 6.60
Diameter = 20.50
Thickness = 3.20
Edge = interrupted milled
Composition = Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Years of Minting = 1988–present
Catalog Number = -
Obverse = Australian Two Dollar Obv.jpg
Obverse Design = Queen Elizabeth II, Australia's Queen
Obverse Designer = Raphael Maklouf
Obverse Design Date = 1984
Reverse = Australian Two Dollar Rev.jpg
Reverse Design = Gwoya Jungarai
Reverse Designer = Horst Hahne
Reverse 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 [ [http://www.ramint.gov.au/about_ram/downloads/ProductionAustDecimalCoins.pdf Mintage figures from the Royal Australian Mint 1966-2005] ] , 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.

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External links

* [http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/aust/decimal.htm Australian Decimal Currency]