Two bucks. It’s not going to buy you as much as it did in the old days, but the humble little gold-coloured coin was introduced to Australians on this day 30 days ago. Over 864 Million of them have been produced since it went into circulation and with special editions having been released maybe some are a little more valuable than others!

To find out a little about the history of the coin and how the anniversary is being commemorated, we talked to the CEO of the Royal Australian Mint, Ross McDiarmid.