2025 $2 80 Years On: Remembering the Second World War Poppy Wreath 'C' Mintmark Coloured Fine Silver Proof Coin

The Coin Company is proud to present the 2025 $2 80 Years On: Remembering the Second World War Poppy Wreath 'C' Mintmark Coloured Fine Silver Proof Coin by the Royal Australian Mint.

Unfortunately, the First World War did not turn out to be the ‘war to end all wars’. Just over twenty years after it came to an end on 11 November 1918, another global conflict broke out.

Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 was the beginning of the Second World War – the deadliest and most destructive conflict in human history.

The Second World War brought the threat of hostile foreign powers closer to home than ever. Darwin and other areas of northern Australia were bombed by Japanese forces in 1942 and 1943, with the first and most damaging air raid in February 1942 killing over 250 civilians and service personnel.

On 2 September 1945, the war came to an end at last with Japan’s formal surrender, which followed Germany’s surrender in May that year.

Commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Royal Australian Mint presents this 2025 $2 ‘C’ Mintmark Coloured Fine Silver Proof

KEY FEATURES

• Coin reverse features a ‘C’ mintmark for Canberra, the place of minting, and depicts a remembrance wreath consisting of eight red poppies
• Coin obverse features the Daniel Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III
• Crafted with 99.9% fine silver
• Struck to the Mint’s renowned proof standard
• Packaged in a protective capsule and presentation case with numbered certificate of authenticity
• Strictly limited mintage of 10,000

SPECIFICATIONS

• Metal: 99.99% Silver
• Finish: Proof
• Weight: 8.55g
• Diameter: 20.50mm
• Denomination: $2
• Year: 2025
• Packaging: Coin Encapsulated in Proof Presentation Case