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New Zealand | |
| Value | 2.00 New Zealand dollars |
|---|---|
| Mass | 10.00 g |
| Diameter | 26.50 mm |
| Thickness | 2.70 mm |
| Edge | Security |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel (Cu 92%, Al 6%, Ni 2%) |
| Years of minting | 1990 – present |
| Catalog number | – |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand |
| Designer | Raphael David Maklouf, Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Design date | 1986 (RDM), 1999 (IRB) |
| Reverse | |
| Design | An eastern great egret or kōtuku (Ardea alba modesta) |
| Design date | 1990 |
The New Zealand two-dollar coin is the largest-denomination coin of the New Zealand dollar. It was introduced along with the one-dollar coin in 1990. Both are made from an alloy of aluminium and brass. It is the largest and heaviest coin in circulation, weighing ten grams and measuring 26.5 millimetres in diameter. Its thickness is 2.7 mm, only 0.4 mm thinner than the one-dollar coin, thus it is the second-thickest coin in the country's circulation.[1] Both the $1 and $2 coins are gold-coloured, and requests for a Koha, donation or entry fee sometimes say gold coin please.
- ^ "New Zealand Coinage Specifications". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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