Australia | |
| Value | 2.00 AUD |
|---|---|
| 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 | Various (1988–2023) Dan Thorne (2024–present)[1] |
| Design date | 2024 |
| Reverse | |
 | |
| Design | An Aboriginal Australian elder (based on Gwoja Tjungurrayi) |
| Designer | Horst Hahne |
| Design date | 1987 |
The Australian two-dollar coin is the highest-denomination circulating 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.[2] The only "mint set only" year was 1991.
$2 coins are legal tender for amounts not exceeding 10 times the face value of the coin for any payment of a debt.[3]
- ^ "Heads or Tails". Australian Government Royal Australian Mint. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
two dollar mintwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "RBA Banknotes: Legal Tender". Reserve Bank of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2018.