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Australia's first commemorative $2 coin was released in 2012 to commemorate Remembrance Day. It features a poppy in the centre on a background of microtext, reading: "remembrance day" and "lest we forget". [1] As Canada also has coloured circulating coins, Australia is now the second country to do so. [2]
Commemorative designs are thus on the reverse of the coins. They replace the usual designs, which have been used for most of the denominations since 1937, [ 2 ] 1987 for the one dollar coin, [ 3 ] and 1996 for the two dollar coin. [ 4 ]
The United States Veterans Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103–186) authorized the production of a commemorative silver dollar to pay tribute to veterans of the Vietnam War and the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. The act allowed the coins to be struck in both proof and uncirculated finishes. [3]
On 21 June 2013, a third commemorative two-dollar coin was launched by the Royal Australian Mint. This coin, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, featured a purple circle bordering St Edward's Crown. [9]
Authorized under an act by the United States Congress, the first two-dollar bill was issued in March 1862 [5] and the denomination was continuously used until 1966; by that time, the United States Note was the only remaining class of U.S. currency to which the two-dollar bill was assigned.
Commemorative editions of the Canadian $2 coin Year Theme Artist Mintage Notes 1999 The founding of Nunavut: G. Arnaktavyok 25,130,000 The coin features an Inuit drummer. 2000 Knowledge/ Le Savoir: Tony Bianco 29,880,000 [24] Millennium edition, the coin value "2 dollars" appears on the obverse instead of on the reverse. It also features three ...
He He Brothers commemorative. Unknown circulating. 97,000 proof. 1998 Unknown 2012 80,000,000 2013 Unknown 2015 Unknown 2017 Unknown 2019 Unknown References.
United States commemorative coins—special issue coins, among these: $50.00 (Half Union) minted for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915) Silver proof sets minted since 1992 with dimes, quarters and half-dollars made of silver rather than the standard copper-nickel; Presidential dollar coins proof sets minted since 2007