{"product_id":"2026-2-the-last-post-c-mintmark-coloured-silver-proof-coin","title":"2026 $2 The Last Post C Mintmark Coloured Silver Proof Coin - Limit 1 Per Customer\/Household","description":"\u003cp\u003e2026 $2 The Last Post C Mintmark Coloured Silver Proof Coin \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAhead of Remembrance Day, the Royal Australian Mint presents a new coloured $2 coin to commemorate a fixture of war remembrance in Australia: the Last Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis follows the Mint's coloured $2 release in April 2026, which depicted the Dawn Service tradition that is so inextricably linked with Anzac Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn military tradition, bugle calls such as the Last Post were played to signal different events and times of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Last Post marked the completion of the duty officer's rounds, in which they would check sentry posts and send off-duty soldiers to retire for the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is now sounded at military funerals and commemorative services, including services held on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tune, familiar to Australians who have heard it throughout their lives, is simple yet poignant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coin design depicts a bugler sounding the Last Post in front of a war memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParts of the musical score are shown in a radiating pattern in the top half of the design, their arrangement reminiscent of the sun setting over the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoin reverse features an artistic representation of the Last Post including colour print - as well as a 'C' Mintmark for Canberra the place of minting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach coin's obverse features the Daniel Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach coin is issued as Australian legal Tender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDenomination :       $2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuality :                  Proof\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMetal :                    Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight :                  8.55 gms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter :               20.50 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMintage :                 10,000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthenticity :           Royal Australian Mint Certificate of Authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOT FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING* - PLEASE CONTACT THE DISTRIBUTOR IN YOUR COUNTRY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*International orders will be automatically cancelled and refunded to your Paypal account minus and Paypal fees.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Royal Australian Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68118730670401,"sku":"2026-2-LAST-POST-C-SIL-PRF","price":105.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0854\/0219\/0145\/files\/2026_2LastPostSilverProofCOinShipperFRont.jpg?v=1793602714","url":"https:\/\/coincity.com.au\/products\/2026-2-the-last-post-c-mintmark-coloured-silver-proof-coin","provider":"Coin City","version":"1.0","type":"link"}