Newfoundland 2-dollar coin

Two dollars

Newfoundland
Value	2.00 NFD
Mass	3.33 g
Diameter	17.98 mm
Edge	Reeded
Composition	91.7% Au, 8.3% Cu
Years of minting	1865, 1870, 1872, 1880–82, 1885, 1888
Obverse
Design	Queen Victoria
Designer	Leonard Charles Wyon
Reverse
Design	Geometric/inscription
Designer	Leonard Charles Wyon

The Newfoundland 2-dollar coin was issued in intermittent years between 1865 and 1888. It was the only circulation gold coin issued by a British colony. Although few coins were issued, it was broadly used in Newfoundland and eastern Canada. The coin became scarce in 1894 because of hoarding following the collapse of Newfoundland's banks and monetary system.