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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Great Barrier Reef
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Reverse description | A great white shark is depicted in dynamic swimming motion above the coral formations of the Great Barrier Reef, surrounded by schools of smaller fish and lush marine vegetation rendered in fine detail. The composition captures the vibrant underwater ecosystem in high relief, with the reef environment filling the field. The engraver's initials WR appear in the lower field. The legend GREAT BARRIER REEF arcs above, flanked by the mint date 2022 and the Perth Mint privy mark P. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Australia's $2 face value on a 62-gram silver coin is a legal fiction that exists entirely to satisfy the Currency Act — the denomination bears no relationship to the bullion value, which runs roughly 50 times higher at spot. Perth Mint issues in this weight class are struck to the one-troy-ounce-equivalent standard that dominates the international bullion market, with .9999 fineness achieved through electrolytic refining at the Mint's own Western Australian operations, one of the few facilities globally that controls the full chain from raw doré to finished coin.