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2 Dollars 2017, Lest We Forget [Australia]

Coins-Australia and Oceania


2 Dollars 2017, Lest We Forget [Australia]
  • Country: Australia
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 6.6 g
  • Name: Lest We Forget
  • Metal: Bronze
  • Composition: Cu-Al-Ni
  • Denomination: 2 dollars
  • Currency: Dollar
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Artist: obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley; reverse: Tony Dean
  • Reference: UC# 154
  • Diameter: 20.5 mm
  • Reverse
    The central part features a view from below of the dome of the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Along the rim are inscriptions in English: at the top 'LEST WE FORGET', at the bottom 'TWO DOLLARS', and to the right the artist Tony Dean's initials 'TD'.
  • Obverse
    The central part features a right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain wearing a crown. Below the Queen's neck truncation is the sculptor's initials 'IRB' for Ian Rank-Broadley. On the left side, along the rim, is the Queen's name 'ELIZABETH II', and on the right side the name of the issuing country and the year of mintage 'AUSTRALIA 2017'.

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