2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Possum Magic - Invisible Hush

2 Dollars - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Possum Magic - Invisible Hush) - obverse2 Dollars - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Possum Magic - Invisible Hush) - reverse

© brismike (CC BY-NC)

Features

Issuer Australia
Issuing entity Woolworths
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 2017
Value 2 Dollars
2 AUD = USD 1.30
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#
120657
References KM# 3401
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Invisible Hush

Series: Possum Magic

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

Hush the baby possum hanging from a tree set in a mostly blue coloured circle.
Text surrounding the circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
POSSUM MAGIC
TWO DOLLARS

Designer: Julie Vivas

Edge

4 longer smooth segments between 4 reeded segments (5 grooves each)

2 Dollars - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Possum Magic - Invisible Hush) -  obverse

© brismike (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This commemorative $2 coin produced by the RAM is part of the "Possum Magic" eight coin set made available for a price of $15 from Woolworths supermarkets from 15/8/2017. It was also available from the RAM and also released into circulation through the tills at Woolworths stores. The set also contains two other circulating $2 coins and four non-circulating $1 coins and a special non-circulating commemorative 1 cent coin. The theme for the set of eight coins is based on the classic Australian children's book Possum Magic. The 1 cent coin and four $1 coins are only available in the eight coin set. The three $2 coins are being released into circulation at Woolworths supermarkets over a period of two weeks.

The Possum Magic Book was first published in 1983 and is a whimsical picture book written by Mem Fox about two possums, Grandma Poss and Baby Hush, and their travels around Australia sampling food in their quest to make Hush visible again after he was made invisible by the magic of Grandma Poss.
This particular $2 coin depicts "Invisible Hush hanging from a tree".

All coins were also released in an official 8 Coin mint folder (Issue price was AU$15.00)

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2017  250 000 $ 3.50 34% BU in 8 Coin Set
2017  1 750 000 $ 1.30 $ 1.40 $ 1.40 $ 1.90 $ 4.60 75% Circulation

Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

Get this coin

Members from this site want to exchange it: ybigdan, mjfrost2001, kevinh, Smetsys, broch587, hxie, DASARI ADARSH, a.wang, MBZH56, bbybugs, kever, Roguey, brismike

Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×195)
Country: Australia
Languages: English
Feedback: none
Country: Australia
Languages: English
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×23)
Country: Australia
Languages: English
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×303)
Country: Germany
Languages: English German Spanish French
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×11)
Country: Australia
Languages: English
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×67)
Country: Australia
Languages: English Chinese
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×4)
Country: India
Languages: English Telugu
Feedback: none
Country: Malaysia
Languages: English
Feedback: none
Country: France
Languages: French
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×474)
Country: Canada
Languages: English Chinese
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×8)
Country: Australia
Languages: English Dutch German
Feedback: none
Country: Australia
Languages: English
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×131)
Country: Australia
Languages: English

» See the details of the coins available for swap

Numista Rarity index: 21 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)