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Two-cent Piece (U
Two-cent coin or two-cent piece may refer to: * Two-cent coin (Australia) * Two-cent coin (New Zealand) * Two-cent piece (United States), a historical U.S. coin * 2 cent euro coin The 2 euro cent coin (€0.02) has a value of one-fiftieth of a euro and is composed of copper-plated steel. All coins have a common reverse and country-specific (national) obverse. The coin has been used since 2002 and was not redesigned in 20 ... * Two-cent coin, a coin of the South African rand {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-cent Coin (Australia)
The Australian two-cent coin was introduced in 1966 and was the coin of the second-lowest denomination until it was Withdrawal of low-denomination coins, withdrawn from circulation in 1992 (along with the Australian one-cent coin, one-cent piece). It is still counted as legal tender, but is subject to some restrictions, and Australian one-cent coin, one-cent and two-cent coins are legal tender only up to the sum of 20 cents. History The coin entered circulation on 14 February 1966. In its first year of minting the coin was manufactured at three different mints: 145.2 million at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, 66.6 million at the Melbourne Mint and 217.7 million at the Perth Mint. The only year that the coins were minted outside Australia was 1981, when 70.8 million were struck at the British Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales, in addition to 97.4 million from Canberra and 81.8 million from Perth. No two cent coins were struck in 1986 or 1987 and the last year of minting was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-cent Coin (New Zealand)
The New Zealand two-cent coin was the second smallest denomination coin of the New Zealand dollar from the currency's introduction in 1967 to its demonetisation, along with the one-cent coin, on 30 April 1990. Its reverse featured two kowhai flowers, considered emblematic of New Zealand. The image was designed by Reginald George James Berry, who designed the reverses for all coins introduced that year. History Coins of the New Zealand dollar were introduced on 10 July 1967 to replace the pre-decimal New Zealand pound, which was pegged to the British pound. The dollar was pegged at two to a pound, thus 200 cents to the pound. The new two-cent coin replaced the old threepence coin. The original obverse was Arnold Machin's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and was used until 1985. In 1986 the portrait was changed to the version by Raphael Maklouf, introduced to the coins of the pound sterling in 1985. In 1988, the bronze one and two-cent coins had become too expensive to produce as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-cent Piece (United States)
The two-cent piece was produced by the Mint of the United States for circulation from 1864 to 1872 and for collectors in 1873. Designed by James B. Longacre, there were decreasing mintages each year, as other minor coins such as the nickel proved more popular. It was abolished by the Mint Act of 1873. The economic turmoil of the American Civil War caused government-issued coins, even the non-silver Indian Head cent, to vanish from circulation, hoarded by the public. One means of filling this gap was private token issues, often made of bronze. The cent at that time was struck of a copper-nickel alloy, the same diameter as the later Lincoln cent, but somewhat thicker. The piece was difficult for the Philadelphia Mint to strike, and Mint officials, as well as the annual Assay Commission, recommended the coin's replacement. Despite opposition from those wishing to keep the metal nickel in the coinage, led by Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, Congress passed the Coinage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Cent Euro Coin
The 2 euro coins, euro cent coin (€0.02) has a value of one-fiftieth of a euro and is composed of copper-plated steel. All coins have a common reverse and country-specific (national) obverse. The coin has been used since 2002 and was not redesigned in 2007 as were the higher-value coins. History The coin dates from 2002, when euro coins and euro banknotes, banknotes were introduced in the twelve-member eurozone and its Eurozone#Use outside the Union, related territories. Despite this, a few coins were issued beginning in 1999. The common side was designed by Luc Luycx, a Belgium, Belgian artist who won a Europe-wide competition to design the new coins. The design of the 1 to 5 cent coins was intended to show the European Union's (EU) place in the world (relative to Africa and Asia) as opposed to the one and two euro coins showing the 15 states as one and the 10- to 50-cent coins showing separate Member state of the European Union, EU states. The national sides, then 15 (eurozon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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