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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Frilled Neck Lizard - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The fourth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley faces right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend around the upper field reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA, with the date 2013 and the denomination 2 DOLLARS positioned in the lower field. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the portrait truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2013 2 DOLLARS IRB |
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Perth Mint's sub-gram gold bullion program was aimed squarely at entry-level precious metal buyers priced out of full-ounce product. Half-gram pieces in this series were legal tender under Australian law, with the nominal two-dollar face value underwritten by the Commonwealth — a formality that costs nothing when spot gold sits roughly 3,000 times higher than the denomination.
The frilled neck lizard had already achieved international recognition after appearing on the Australian one-cent coin from 1966 until decimal coinage was rationalised in 1992.