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To support the 2020 Australian Paralympic Team and mark their long journey to Japan, the Royal Australian Mint is releasing a coloured $2.
The 2020 Summer Paralympics branded as Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee. Scheduled as the 16th Summer Paralympic Games, they are scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan between 24 August and 5 September 2021.
Originally scheduled to take place between 25 August and 6 September 2020, both the Olympics and Paralympics were postponed to 2021 in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and would be held largely behind closed doors with no public spectators permitted due to a state of emergency in the Tokyo region. They were the second Summer Paralympics to be hosted by Tokyo since the 1964 Games, and the third Paralympics held in Japan overall since the 1998 Winter Paralympics. These Games saw the introduction of badminton and taekwondo to the Paralympic programme, replacing sailing and 7-a-side football.
Obverse
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6th crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right (the Commonwealth effigy), wearing the George IV State Diadem, the Coronation Necklace and Earrings. • ELIZABETH II • AUSTRALIA 2020 • |
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Reverse
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Depicts an Australian Paralympic Team mascot – Lizzie the Lizard in manga style. 2020 AUSTRALIAN PARALYMPIC TEAM |
Edge |
2 Dollars
6th Portrait
Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics
Australian Paralympic Team
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Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics
Australian Paralympic Team
Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Circulating) |
Material | Aluminium Bronze |
Weight | 6.6 g |
Diameter | 20.5 mm |
Thickness | 3.2 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mint |
Royal Australian Mint (RAM)
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