2 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1985-1991
Value	2 Cents 0.02 AUD = USD 0.013
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Bronze (97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin)
Weight	5.18 g
Diameter	21.59 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 5211
References	KM# 79 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 66 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1975
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Frill-necked Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), also known as the Frilled Dragon, endemic to Australia and south New Guinea.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

From 1985 the RAM updated the obverse of the 2 cent coin with the Raphael Makleouf Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. It was used until 1991 after which the 1 cent coin was withdrawn from circulation in February 1992 and after removal from circulation, the coins were melted down to make bronze medals for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

The decision to stop minting it was announced in August 1990. The main reasons included the diminishing purchasing power of the coin and the rising costs of its production which eventually overtook its face value.

A Fine Silver (.999) Proof version of the coin was included in the 1991 "Masterpieces in Silver" eight coin set.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1985	170 000							$ 4.10	BU Year Set	2%
1985	34 500 000			$ 0.23	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 1.40	Circulation	27%
1985	74 089							$ 3.00	Proof Year Set	3%
1986	180 000							$ 2.10	BU Year Set	5%
1986	67 000							$ 2.70	Proof Year Set	3%
1987	200 000							$ 1.40	BU Year Set	4%
1987	69 684							$ 2.30	Proof Year Set	2.0%
1988	10 000								BU Sydney International Coin Fair Set	0.14%
1988	240 000							$ 2.10	BU Year Set	2%
1988	30 300 000				$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.83	$ 1.80	Circulation	21%
1988	101 518							$ 4.60	Proof Year Set	3%
1989	150 602							$ 1.00	BU Year Set	1.7%
1989	43 000 000	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.23	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.70	$ 1.00	Circulation	66%
1989	67 618							$ 0.77	Proof Year Set	2%
1990	103 766							$ 1.20	BU Year Set	3%
1990	51 015								Proof Year Set	1.5%
1991	200								BU Singapore International Coin Fair Set	0.14%
1991	147 700							$ 0.69	BU Year Set	4%
1991	41 490							$ 8.30	Proof Year Set	1.6%

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