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2 Dollars - Charles III 1st Portrait - Lest We Forget - Dawn Service
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and collar. The portrait, designed by Dominic Thomas and identified by the initials DT in the lower field, represents the first official Australian coinage portrait of the monarch. The legend CHARLES III curves along the upper left rim, separated by a raised dot from AUSTRALIA to the upper right, with the date 2026 descending along the right field. The denomination 2 DOLLARS appears in the lower legend, flanked by two raised dots. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued ahead of the centenary commemorations building toward 2027 — the 110th anniversary of Passchendaele — this piece belongs to the RAM's ongoing Lest We Forget series, which has used the circulating two-dollar format for Remembrance Day releases since 2012. The pad-printing process, applied over the struck aluminium bronze blank, allows colour detail impossible through conventional minting but raises long-term wear questions that plain struck commemoratives don't face. Charles III's first portrait on Australian coinage, modelled by sculptor Jody Clark, debuted domestically only in 2023.