Newfoundland 2-dollar coin

Two dollars
Value2.00 NFD
Mass3.33 g
Diameter17.98 mm
EdgeReeded
Composition91.7% Au,
8.3% Cu
Years of minting1865, 1870, 1872, 1880–82, 1885, 1888
Obverse
Canada Newfoundland Victoria gold 2 Dollars 1870.jpg
DesignQueen Victoria
DesignerLeonard Charles Wyon
Reverse
Canada Newfoundland Victoria gold 2 Dollars 1870.jpg
DesignGeometric/inscription
DesignerLeonard Charles Wyon

The Newfoundland 2-dollar coin was issued in intermittent years between 1865 and 1888. It was the only circulation gold coin issued by a British colony. Although few coins were issued, it was broadly used in Newfoundland and eastern Canada. The coin became scarce in 1894 because of hoarding following the collapse of Newfoundland's banks and monetary system.