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2 Dollars - Charles III 1st Portrait - Perth Mint 125th Anniversary - Gilded
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Diameter | 50.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail to the hair and facial features, designed by Dominic Trottier and bearing his initials 'DT' beneath the truncation. The peripheral legend reads 'CHARLES III' to the upper left and 'AUSTRALIA' to the upper right, separated by raised dots, with the denomination '2 DOLLARS' inscribed along the lower arc. The coin's gilded outer border frames the polished proof field, creating a striking two-tone visual contrast. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III AUSTRALIA 2 DOLLARS DT |
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The Perth Mint was established in 1899 as a branch of Britain's Royal Mint — the last of three Australian branches opened to process gold from the colonial rushes. It outlasted its Sydney and Melbourne counterparts, both of which closed in 1926, and was transferred to Western Australian state ownership in 1970. Still operating on its original Hay Street site, it holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating mint in Australia.
Charles III's effigy appears here in its first portrait iteration, sculpted by King's official portrait artist Jody Clark — the same portrait now phasing onto circulating coinage worldwide following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022.