2015 In Flanders Fields $2 Coin
The 2015 In Flanders Fields $2 is a circulating $2 coin with 2.15 million made. Value band: small premium. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2015
- Circulation mintage
- 2,150,000
- Value band
- Small premium
- Composition
- Aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel)
Original illustration of the coin's shape and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Face value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2015 In Flanders Fields $2 worth?
Collectors pay a small premium for the 2015 In Flanders Fields $2 (2.15 million made), especially in uncirculated condition. On colored coins the paint has to be intact: a worn or chipped color panel cuts the premium sharply. Well circulated examples sit close to face value.
What would make yours worth more:
- Intact, unworn color
- Uncirculated condition
- Original card or collector folder
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2015 In Flanders Fields $2 rare?
- It is scarcer than most $2 coins. Collectors pay a small premium for good examples.
- How many 2015 In Flanders Fields $2 coins were made?
- 2,150,000 were struck for circulation.
- What is the 2015 In Flanders Fields $2 made of?
- Aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel). It weighs 6.6 g and measures 20.5 mm.
- Is the 2015 In Flanders Fields $2 still legal tender?
- Yes. Every $2 coin, colored commemoratives included, is legal tender in Australia.
Why the 2015 In Flanders Fields $2 was made
In May 1915 a Canadian army doctor, John McCrae, wrote the poem In Flanders Fields after losing a friend in the fighting near Ypres in Belgium. Its opening image of poppies growing between the crosses helped turn the flower into the worldwide symbol of remembrance it is today. McCrae himself died in France in January 1918 and never saw the war end. A century later, the Royal Australian Mint marked the poem with a colored $2 coin.
This one uses orange. A total of 2,150,000 were struck for circulation, making it the largest of the colored $2 issues up to that point. It came out in the same year as the red 100 Years of ANZAC coin, so 2015 gave Australian change two colored commemoratives with a First World War theme. The higher mintage means it's one of the colored coins people find most often, though bright, unworn examples are a different story. The orange tone stands out clearly from the red used on most remembrance coins. Bright, unworn ones are scarcer.
How to recognize it
The reverse shows an orange colored design inspired by the poem, replacing the Aboriginal elder. Orange is the quickest identifier, because no other $2 from 2015 uses it. Turn the coin over and you'll find Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Elizabeth II with IRB under the neck and the date 2015. Like all $2 coins, it is 20.5 mm wide, weighs 6.6 g and is struck in aluminum bronze. Worn examples can lose much of the orange from the high points, but the color usually survives in the lower parts of the design, which helps confirm what you have. Nothing about its size or edge differs from a regular coin.
2015 In Flanders Fields $2 by the numbers
Measured by how many were made, the 2015 In Flanders Fields $2 ranks 8th lowest of 13 commemorative $2 releases with a published mintage. The next scarcer is the 2017 Remembrance (Rosemary) $2 (2.1 million); the next more common is the 2016 50 Years of Decimal Currency $2 (2.88 million).
For scale, the most common is the 2016 Rio Olympics $2 with 10 million, about 4.7 times as many. The scarcest is the 2012 Remembrance Day Red Poppy $2 with 500,000, 4.3 times fewer than this one.
2015 brought 2 other circulating $2 coin designs: the 100 Years of ANZAC (1.46 million) and the 2015 Australian $2 (22 million). 1 of them had a smaller run.
What to check on your 2015 In Flanders Fields $2
- Confirm the design: In Flanders Fields dated 2015, with the colored panel (Orange).
- Never clean a colored coin. Rubbing or solvents strip the color, which is most of what collectors are paying for.
- Check the edge: Australian $2 coins have interrupted milling, with sections of reeding separated by smooth gaps.
- Weigh it if you are unsure: a genuine $2 coin weighs 6.6 g and is 20.5 mm across.
With 2,150,000 made, In Flanders Fields is among the more common colored $2 coins and circulated examples with worn color are usually worth only a little above face value. Coins with strong, even orange draw a small premium and uncirculated ones a collector premium. Avoid cleaning it in any way. Colored coins were never meant to be polished and even gentle rubbing removes the color. Many collectors keep this coin with the 100 Years of ANZAC $2 as a pair for 2015.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 2 dollars |
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
| Year | 2015 |
| Circulation mintage | 2,150,000 |
| Composition | Aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel) |
| Weight | 6.6 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Interrupted milling |
| Colors | Orange |
Other 2015 $2 coins
| Coin | Circulation mintage | Value band |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Australian $2 Coin | 22,000,000 | Face value |
| 2015 100 Years of ANZAC $2 Coin | 1,460,000 | Small premium |
Frequently asked questions
Who wrote In Flanders Fields?
John McCrae, a Canadian army doctor, wrote the poem in May 1915 during the fighting near Ypres in Belgium. Its image of poppies made the flower a lasting symbol of remembrance, which the 2015 $2 coin honors.
Is the orange $2 coin rare?
Not especially. With 2,150,000 struck it's one of the more common colored $2 coins, though still much scarcer than regular dates. Bright uncirculated examples are the ones collectors chase. Worn coins with faded orange are the ones you'll see most.
Mintage figures: Australian two-dollar coin (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Australian Mint figures. How we build these pages.