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2 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1985-1991 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#79, Schön#66 |
| Obverse description | The third effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, depicted with a draped bust and wearing the King George IV State Diadem. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above, with AUSTRALIA and the date below, flanking the portrait. The initials RDM, denoting engraver Raphael David Maklouf, appear at the truncation of the bust. The design is rendered in a refined, portrait style characteristic of Maklouf's coinage work for Commonwealth nations. |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts a Frill-necked Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), commonly known as the Frilled Dragon, shown in a naturalistic pose with its distinctive neck frill displayed. The species is endemic to northern Australia and southern New Guinea, and its selection reflects Australia's unique fauna series introduced with decimal coinage. The denomination 2 CENTS appears in the field, and the overall design is executed in a detailed, zoological illustrative style. The reverse field is otherwise plain, drawing full attention to the naturalistic rendering of the reptile. |
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| Mintage | 1985 - BU Year Set - 170,000 1985 - Circulation - 34,500,000 1985 - Proof Year Set - 74,089 1986 - BU Year Set - 180,000 1986 - Proof Year Set - 67,000 1987 - BU Year Set - 200,000 1987 - Proof Year Set - 69,684 1988 - BU Sydney International Coin Fair Set - 10,000 1988 - BU Year Set - 240,000 1988 - Circulation - 30,300,000 1988 - Proof Year Set - 101,518 1989 - BU Year Set - 150,602 1989 - Circulation - 43,000,000 1989 - Proof Year Set - 67,618 1990 - BU Year Set - 103,766 1990 - Proof Year Set - 51,015 1991 - BU Singapore International Coin Fair Set - 200 1991 - BU Year Set - 147,700 1991 - Proof Year Set - 41,490 |
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