2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Remembrance Day - In Flanders Fields
| Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel, Pad Printed) | 6.6 g | 20.5 mm |
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Years | 2015-2018 |
| Value | 2 Dollars 2 AUD = USD 1.38 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel, Pad Printed) |
| Weight | 6.6 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Thickness | 3.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#77908 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 18% |
Reverse
A central orange ring surrounded by 7 Peace Doves
Text microprinted in the background
Script: Latin
Lettering:
In Flanders
fields the poppy
blow Between the are
row on row, That mark
place, and in the sky The
larks, still bravely sign
fly Scarce
heard amid
the guns
below. We
the Dead.
Short day
ago We li
felt dawn
saw sense
glow, Love
and were l
and now we
lie In Flanders fields. Take
up our quarrel with the
foe. To you from failing
hands we throw The th
be yours to hold
it high. If’
C
TWO DOLLARS
Designer: Aleksandra Stokic
Edge
4 longer smooth segments between 4 reeded segments (5 grooves each
Comment
This coloured $2 coin was released into circulation by the RAM. It celebrates Remembrance Day, the 11th of November, where at 11am one minutes silence is observed to remember all fallen combatants In all wars. The coin on this page is the NCLT “C” mintmarked version as mentioned below.
The coin was released in a folding coincard with a central "C" Mintmark.
