2018 Centenary of Armistice Circulation $2 Coin

2018 Centenary of Armistice Coloured Red Poppy $2 (image courtesy ramint.gov.au)

100 years of Remembrance will be commemorated at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month in 2018. A century to the day since the guns fell silent Australians will see a new coloured $2 coin in circulation as a tangible reminder and legacy of the fight for our nations freedom, then end of WWI and the price that we paid as a nation.

The new $2 coin features a red poppy centre with a large 100 and the date 11.11.11 designed by Tony Dean representing Armistice, the end WWI and the end to The ANZAC Centenary commemorations. Approximately 2 million coins will be released into circulation. Collector coins with a C mintmark are available for $15 in a collector card. The C mintmark mintage is 40,000.

The Royal Australian Mint are holding coin swap events for those not wanting to wait to receive a red poppy coloured coin in change. Here you can swap cash for the new coins. These are being held on November 1st at these locations:


Brisbane – Queen Street Mall, Wintergarden Area – 8 am to 2 pm
Canberra – Royal Australian Mint – 8.30 am to 2 pm
Melbourne – Southern Cross Station – 11.30 am to 7 pm
Sydney – Parramatta Centenary Square – 8 am to 2 pm

2018 Centenary of Armistice C mintmark Coloured Red Poppy $2 (image courtesy ramint.gov.au)

Posted in Coin News, Collecting Coins

Site Search

Sponsors

Upcoming Coin Collecting Events:

no event

Australian Numismatic Calendar

Current Coin Values, Bullion Prices and Exchange Rates

AUD $15.55
Australian 1966 Round 50c
AUD $917.02
Gold Sovereign
AUD $1,147.98
Australian $200 Gold Coin
AUD $45.51
Silver Price (per Oz)
AUD $3,895.21
Gold Price (per Oz)
USD $0.6738
Australian Dollar

 
These values are updated hourly using New York market prices. Coin values are purely the value of the gold or silver they contain and do not account for any numismatic value.
Prices Last Updated: 23:04 09 Oct 2024

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to the Australian Coin Collecting Blog and receive emails about new posts.

Archives