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2 Dollars - Charles III 1st Portrait - Aboriginal Man; Dan Thorne Obverse; Silver Proof

Features

Issuer Australia
King Charles III (2022-date)
Type Non-circulating coins
Years 2024-2025
Value 2 Dollars
2 AUD = USD 1.43
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.9999)
Weight 8.55 g
Diameter 20.5 mm
Thickness 3.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
469907

Commemorative issue

Thorne Obverse

Series: Change of Monarch

Obverse

Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CHARLES III
AUSTRALIA 2024
DT

Designer: Dan Thorne

Reverse

A male Aboriginal Elder to the left
The 5 stars of the Southern Cross Constellation above
Denomination centre
Native grass trees to the right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2
DOLLARS

Designer: Horst Hahne

Edge

Smooth with 4 short reeded segments (5 grooves each)

2 Dollars - Charles III (1st Portrait - Aboriginal Man; Dan Thorne Obverse; Silver Proof) -  obverse

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Mint

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

Comments

This Fine Silver Proof $2 NCLT Coin was issued by the RAM as part of a six coin set to commemorate the Change of Monarch. The set contains six coins, five of them (5c, 10c, 20c, 50c & $1)with different effigies of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.  The $2 coin in the set has the first effigy of King Charles III on its obverse. 

 

 

 

This $2 coin displays the 1st effigy of King Charles III by Dan Thorne used on Australian coins from 2023 onwards. This design was introduced into circulation on $2 coins in Aluminium-bronze form in 2024. According to centuries-old tradition, Australia's coins bear an effigy of the reigning monarch on their obverse. Queen Elizabeth II  was Australia's longest-serving monarch. Although new effigies are introduced rarely, there have been six effigies of the Queen on Australia's coins prior to her death. Mary Gillick (1953-1964), Arnold Machin (1966-1984), Raphael Makleouf (1985-1998), Vladimir Gottwald (2000, 1 coin only), Ian Rank-Broadly (1998-2019) and Jody Clark (2019-2024).

 

Also now issued in the 2025 Fine Silver Proof Set.

 

 

 

 

                   

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2024  1 000 Proof in Change of Monarch Fine Silver Proof Set
2025  1 000 Proof in Fine Silver Set

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Bullion value: USD 20.04 Search tips
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Actual silver weight: 0.275 oz
Current silver price: 72.89 USD/oz (see silver price )

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