2 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait
© Museum Victoria
Features
| Issuer |
Australia
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1966-1984 |
| Value | 2 Cents 0.02 AUD = USD 0.013 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Bronze (97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin) |
| Weight | 5.18 g |
| Diameter | 21.59 mm |
| Thickness | 1.86 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 1558 |
| References |
KM# 63,  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.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1966
Designer:
Arnold Machin 
Arnold Machin O.B.E., R.A. was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer.Reverse
Frill-necked Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), also known as the Frilled Dragon, endemic to Australia and south New Guinea.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
2
SD
Designer:
Stuart Devlin
Stuart Leslie Devlin, AO, CMG is a significant contemporary gold and silversmith. Australian-born, he has designed coins for countries around the world, and became especially well known as London-based designer of gold and silver collector's items in the 1970s and 80s.
Edge
Smooth
© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
Mints
| Perth Mint, Australia (1899-date) | |
| Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date) | |
| Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) | |
| Royal Mint, Melbourne, Australia (1872-1969) |
Comments
Introduced in 1966 at the commencement of Decimal Currency in Australia the Two cent coin was struck in Bronze. This version of the coin with the Arnold Machin 2nd portrait of the Queen ran until 1984 when it was replaced in 1985 with the Raphael D. Makleouf 3rd Portrait.
Here is the coin in one of the rare Green Uncirculated 2 coin Cards that included a 1 cent and 2 cent coin.
NOTE: the 1966 issue comes from three different mints, the coins are distinguishable by tiny differences at the claws of the lizard:
Perth mint: the first finger at the left hand (from viewer's point of view) has a blunted claw
Melbourne mint: the second finger at the right hand has a blunted claw
Canberra mint: both fingers have claws
Mintmarks for the Three Mints (Canberra, Perth & Melbourne) only appear on the 1966 coins (http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2010/03/australian-1966-2c-mint-marks.html)
Ole
However more than one Mint was involved in issuing coins in later years except for the 1967 and 1968 which were only produced by the Perth Mint.
Normal circulating 1 and 2 cent coins were removed from circulation in February 1992 and the coins were melted down to make bronze medals for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The Fine Silver Proof Set of 2006 included a re-issued version of this coin, with the IRB obverse.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1966 | 43 100 | 0.17% | BU Two Coin Set; Green Card | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 15 809 | 0.04% | BU Year Set; Blue wallet | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 77 250 | $ 3.10 | 0.3% | BU Year Set; Carded | |||||||||
| 1966 | 70 | 0.01% | BU Year Set; Operation Fastbuck wallet | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 12 260 | 0.04% | BU Year Set; Reserve Bank Coloured Wallets | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 520 | 0.01% | BU Year Set; VIP Presentation Wallet | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 144 880 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.51 | $ 0.88 | $ 1.70 | 29% | Circulation Canberra Mint, all Claws Sharp | |||
| 1966 | 66 575 000 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.30 | 11% | Circulation Melbourne Mint, Blunt Right 2nd Claw (when looking at coin) | |||||||
| 1966 | 217 735 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.42 | $ 1.80 | 20% | Circulation Perth Mint, Blunt Left 1st Claw (when looking at coin) | |||||
| 1966 | 18 054 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set; Open | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 12 | 0% | Proof Year Set; Sealed | ||||||||||
| 1967 | $ 0.29 | 1.2% | Circulation Missing SD on Reverse | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 73 250 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.50 | $ 1.30 | 15% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||
| 1968 | 16 995 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.53 | $ 2.50 | $ 3.10 | $ 6.90 | 7% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||
| 1969 | 14 351 | 0.09% | BU Year Set; Blue Wallet | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 16 825 | 0.09% | BU Year Set; Red Wallet | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 12 940 000 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.45 | 6% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||||||
| 1969 | 13 056 | 0.16% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 40 230 | 0.17% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 39 872 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.37 | 10% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||||||
| 1970 | 15 368 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 28 572 | 0.20% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 60 735 000 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.53 | 13% | Circulation Canberra Mint | ||||
| 1971 | 10 066 | 0.20% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 39 065 | 0.14% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 68 082 500 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.48 | 14% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||
| 1972 | 10 272 | 0.17% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 30 928 | 0.07% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 68 052 500 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.43 | $ 0.53 | $ 1.90 | 15% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||
| 1973 | 10 090 | 0.17% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 25 475 | 0.12% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 91 732 500 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.52 | $ 2.90 | 22% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||
| 1974 | 10 918 | 0.2% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 30 121 | 0.14% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 33 075 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.71 | 13% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||||
| 1975 | 66 970 000 | 0.9% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 23 021 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 40 004 | 0.2% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 71 882 000 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.38 | $ 0.71 | 15% | Circulation Canberra Mint | ||||
| 1976 | 50 000 000 | 0.5% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 21 200 | 0.2% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 128 010 | 0.3% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 72 105 500 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.39 | $ 0.69 | 14% | Circulation Canberra Mint | ||||
| 1977 | 30 000 000 | 0.4% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 55 006 | 0.5% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 70 006 | 0.2% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 88 672 500 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.46 | $ 1.00 | 15% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||
| 1978 | 40 000 000 | 0.5% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 38 519 | 0.4% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 70 006 | 0.20% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 29 705 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.41 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.88 | 11% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||
| 1979 | 40 000 000 | 0.4% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 36 006 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 100 000 | 0.3% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 105 603 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.88 | $ 0.88 | 16% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||||
| 1980 | 40 000 000 | 0.6% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 68 000 | 0.4% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 120 000 | $ 1.30 | 0.3% | BU Year Set | |||||||||
| 1981 | 97 390 000 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.39 | $ 0.94 | 22% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||
| 1981 | 81 064 000 | 0.5% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 70 820 000 | 0.2% | Circulation Wales Mint | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 86 100 | $ 1.30 | 0.6% | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1982 | 195 950 | $ 8.30 | 0.4% | BU Year Set | |||||||||
| 1982 | 81 324 000 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.98 | 14% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||
| 1982 | 40 446 000 | 0.4% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 100 000 | 0.4% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 155 700 | 0.3% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 156 562 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.72 | 14% | Circulation Canberra Mint | ||||
| 1983 | 20 665 000 | 0.4% | Circulation Perth Mint | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 80 000 | 0.4% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 150 014 | 0.5% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 57 963 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.95 | 8% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||||
| 1984 | 61 000 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
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