The Last Post: a $2 coin for Remembrance Day
Today is Remembrance Day. At 11am, many Australians will stop for a minute’s silence. At services around the country, a lone bugler will sound the Last Post.
Few pieces of music carry as much weight in so few notes. The Royal Australian Mint has honoured it with a coloured $2 coin, released ahead of Remembrance Day.
Where the Last Post comes from
In military life, bugle calls once signalled different events and times of day. The Last Post marked the end of the duty officer’s rounds, sending off-duty soldiers to rest for the night.
Over time it took on a deeper meaning. Today it’s sounded at military funerals and commemorative services, including Anzac Day and Remembrance Day. Most Australians know it from childhood, even if they couldn’t name it.
The design
The coin’s reverse, designed by L. Ashe, shows a bugler sounding the Last Post in front of a war memorial. Fragments of the musical score radiate outwards behind him, like the sun setting over the horizon. It’s a quiet, respectful design that suits the subject.
The obverse carries Daniel Thorne’s effigy of His Majesty King Charles III. The “C” mintmark shows the coin was struck in Canberra.
The coin is struck to the Mint’s uncirculated finish and comes in a protective capsule and presentation card.
A companion to the Dawn Service coin
This release follows the Mint’s coloured $2 coin from April 2026, which depicted the Dawn Service. Together, the two coins mark the beginning and end of the day’s remembrance traditions. If you have the Dawn Service coin, this one completes the pair. Both sit in our military and remembrance range.
A meaningful gift
For families with a veteran, or a relative who served, this coin can be a way to mark that service. It’s also a good way to help children understand what Remembrance Day means. A coin in a card is something they can hold and keep, and it often prompts the questions that lead to the stories.
Order now
The Last Post 2026 $2 Coloured Uncirculated Coin in Card is in stock now at $27.50. The mintage is 100,000, and there’s a limit of five per customer so more collectors can get one.
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Lest we forget.
