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Rare
Australian
1988 $2 Coin
First year for this example with the engravings HH + RDM.
Last image in the gallery is for size relevance.
Obverse:
3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem
Lettering: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1988 RDM (Raphael David Maklouf)
Reverse:
1/2 length figure of Aboriginal man at left,Southern Cross above, denomination at right, designer's initials below, Grass Tree to the far right.
Lettering: 2 DOLLARS HH (Horst Hahne)
The Australian two dollar coin was introduced on 20th June 1988
replacing
the $2 note that was withdrawn from circulation.
As with the one dollar paper note, the $2 note had a short service life
and replacement with a coin was very cost effective.
The Australian 2
dollar coin standard design is that of an Aboriginal elder and
was the
only design used until 2012 when the Mint began a run of
commemorative
$2 coins, some with colour printing.
The designers initials (HH) only appeared on the 1988 & 1989 Coins.
Circulated.
Nominal Specifications:
Composition: 92% Copper – 6% Aluminium – 2% Nickel
Shape: Circular
Edge: Interrupted Milled
Mass: 6.60 grams
Diameter: 20.50 millimetres
Shape: Circular
Edge: Interrupted Milled
Mass: 6.60 grams
Diameter: 20.50 millimetres