2022 $2 Honey Bee coin
9th Sep 2024
Discover the award-winning $2 Honey Bee coin minted by The Royal Australian Mint. Crowned as the best circulating coin in the world! Designed to commemorate the bicentenary of Australia’s honey-bee industry, this remarkable coin honors the vital role of bees in our ecosystem. Selected from a field of over 500 coins, the mint won the prize at the International Coin of the Year awards in Pittsburgh. The Royal Australian Mint has released this coloured $2 coin into circulation, honoring the humble Honeybee, and the bicentenary of the Honeybee Industry. The two-dollar coin was first introduced on 20 June 1988. Planning for a two dollar coin commenced around the same time as that for the one dollar coin. Like the one dollar, the two-dollar coin replaced the note of the same denomination which had a short service life through high use. The image on the Australian two-dollar coin represents an archetype of an Aboriginal tribal elder, designed by Horst Hahne. 2022 marks 200 years since the establishment of the Australian Honeybee Industry. The Royal Australian Mint and the Australian Honeybee Industry Council proudly present this delightful, striking and colourful $2 coin. Introduced in 1822, the European honeybee successfully adapted to Australia's climate and flora; making them responsible for producing most of the Australian honey.