2 Dollars - Elizabeth II - Remembrance Day, Red Poppies - 4th Portrait, Anzacs Remembered (2018)
Features
| Denomination | 2 Dollars |
| Catalog Number | KM# 3534 |
| Weight (g) | 6.6 |
| Diameter (mm) | 20.5 |
| Thickness (mm) | 3.2 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Aluminium Bronze |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Currency Value (USD) | 1.44 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2018
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA and the coin's date of mintage "2018" inscribed below.
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2018
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA and the coin's date of mintage "2018" inscribed below.
Reverse
Engraved by Tony Dean
Lettering:
TWO
DOLLARS
100
ARMISTICE
11-11-11
TD
Description:
The reverse design features a red poppy (that grew profusely the first spring after the end of the 1st World War in the fields of France and Belgium, and is said to symbolize the bloodshed by those who gave their lives fighting that war) center with a large 100 and the date, at 11 am on 11 - 11 representing Armistice, the end WWI and the end to The ANZAC Centenary commemorations. The legend accompanying the date at the bottom of the coin reads "ARMISTICE, 11-11-11" and the top shows the denomination in two lines "TWO DOLLARS."
TWO
DOLLARS
100
ARMISTICE
11-11-11
TD
Description:
The reverse design features a red poppy (that grew profusely the first spring after the end of the 1st World War in the fields of France and Belgium, and is said to symbolize the bloodshed by those who gave their lives fighting that war) center with a large 100 and the date, at 11 am on 11 - 11 representing Armistice, the end WWI and the end to The ANZAC Centenary commemorations. The legend accompanying the date at the bottom of the coin reads "ARMISTICE, 11-11-11" and the top shows the denomination in two lines "TWO DOLLARS."
Edge
Description:
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 C | 40,000 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Coincard | Unknown |
| 2018 C | 1,111 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Limited Edition PNC | Unknown |
| 2018 C | 7,500 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in PNC | Unknown |
| 2018 | 1,700,000 | Royal Australian Mint, Circulation | Unknown |