2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Remembrance Day - Rosemary Sprig

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Years	2017-2018
Value	2 Dollars 2 AUD = USD 1.43
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel, Pad Printed)
Weight	6.6 g
Diameter	20.5 mm
Thickness	3.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled, Coloured
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 127118
References	KM# 2757 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Remembrance Day of 2017

Series: Remembrance Day

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2017
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Inner circle containing Rosemary bloom.
Surrounded by circle of pad printed Rosemary leaves and flowers in green and purple.
Further surrounded by "Remembrance" text intertwined with Rosemary leaves.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Remembrance
C AS
TWO DOLLARS

Designer: Aleksandra Stokic

Edge

Smooth with 4 short reeded segments (5 grooves each)

Mint

C	Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

The distinctive pointed leaves and purple flowers of the herb rosemary make a moving and evocative design on this collectible version of the 2017 Remembrance Day coin. The coin image above features the 'C' for Canberra mintmark, this coin will strike a chord with history buffs, military enthusiasts and the families of those who have served.

A non-mintmarked version of the coin was released into circulation.

A mintmarked 'C' coin was used in a PNC, issue 11 of 2017, released by Australia Post. (9,000 Copies)

Australia Post also issued a Limited Edition PNC containing the 'C' Mintmarked coin (750 Copies)

An UNC version of the coin was included in the 30th Anniversary of the Two Dollar Coin (1988-2018) Set dated 2018:

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Present in sets

2018 - Australian Special Set (30th Anniversary of the $2 Coin)

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2017	2 122 000	$ 2.60	$ 2.90	$ 3.40	$ 4.60	Circulation	92%
2017 C	30 988				$ 12	BU in Coincard	10%
2017 C	750					BU in Limited Edition PNC	1.2%
2017 C	6 750					BU in Standard PNC	1.4%
2018	29 450				$ 25	BU in 30th Anniversary Set	9%

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