Designed by the Royal Australian Mint.Ī striking and evocative design that is inspired by the Eternal Flame at the Australian War Memorial. The distinctive pointed leaves and purple flowers of the herb rosemary make a moving and evocative design. Designed by Royal Australian Mint.Ĭelebrating the 50th anniversary of decimal currencyĪn artistic depiction of Napier Waller’s mosaic from the Australian War Memorial’s Hall of Memory. Designed by Aleksandra Stokic.Ĭommemorating In Flanders Fields sculpted larks surround orange coloured rings representing the sunset glow. Designed by Royal Australian Mint.Ĭommemorating 100 years since the Anzac Cove landings, inspired by the poppy, the distinctive and powerful red coloured print encapsulates the solemn words ‘Lest We Forget’. Designed by Aleksandra Stokic.Ĭommemorating Remembrance Day with a dove and olive branch surrounded by concentric green stripes and rays of sunlight inspired by the original Rising Sun badge of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. Designed by Aaron Baggio.Ĭommemorating the 60 th anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with concentric purple stripes and a central design feature of St Edward’s Crown.

Designed by Aaron Baggio.Ĭommemorating Remembrance Day with an image of a red poppy. The designer’s initials were removed from the coins from 1990 onwardsĬommemorating Remembrance Day with an image of a poppy. No two dollar coins were produced in 1991.ĭesigned by Horst Hahne. The designer’s initials were removed from the coins from 1990 onwards.

The 19 dated coins carried the designer’s initials.ĭesigned by Horst Hahne. Nominal Specificationsĭesigned by Horst Hahne. This denomination has since been used for commemorative designs. When introduced, it was necessary to accommodate this new coin with seven existing denominations. The size of the two dollar was determined after consideration of the needs of the visually impaired community, security considerations, a desire to avoid shaped coins, practical limitations to the diameter and thickness of coins, and to allow for future expansion of Australia's circulating coin array. The rest of the features were derived from Roberts’ imagination and visual memory developed after drawing thousands of images of Indigenous people. Roberts used some features of Gwoya Tjungurrayi, otherwise known as One Pound Jimmy, as inspiration when creating a portrait depicting a traditional Aboriginal tribal elder. The selected design was inspired by an artwork by Ainslie Roberts and modified in line with coin production requirements. Numerous designers were invited to contribute designs for the two dollar coin based on a brief to include a representation of the head and shoulders of an Aboriginal Australian, the Southern Cross and Australian flora. The image on the Australian two dollar coin represents an archetype of an Aboriginal tribal elder, designed by Horst Hahne. Like the one dollar, the two dollar coin replaced the note of the same denomination which had a short service life through high use. Planning for a two dollar coin commenced around the same time as that for the one dollar coin. The two dollar coin was first introduced on 20 June 1988.

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