2021 Australian $2 Coin
The 2021 Australian $2 is a circulating $2 coin with 13.9 million made. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2021
- Circulation mintage
- 13,900,000
- Value band
- Face value
- 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 2021 Australian $2 worth?
13.9 million were made, so the 2021 Australian $2 is easy to find. A circulated one is worth face value; collectors pay a little more only for uncirculated coins.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition
- A mint roll or set coin
- A genuine mint error
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2021 Australian $2 rare?
- No. 13.9 million were made, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2021 Australian $2 coins were made?
- 13,900,000 were struck for circulation.
- What is the 2021 Australian $2 made of?
- Aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel). It weighs 6.6 g and measures 20.5 mm.
- Is the 2021 Australian $2 still legal tender?
- Yes. Every $2 coin, colored commemoratives included, is legal tender in Australia.
The 2021 $2 coin in context
The regular 2021 coin had 13.9 million struck, a little below 2020. It carries Jody Clark's portrait of the Queen and shares its date with colored commemoratives for the Aboriginal flag and ambulance workers. A circulated regular 2021 is worth face value. It was the second full year of Clark's portrait on the $2.
How to recognize it
The 2021 Australian $2 is round, 20.5 mm across and aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel).
2021 Australian $2 by the numbers
By the numbers, the 2021 Australian $2 ranks 13th lowest of 36 circulation dates of the $2 coin. The next scarcer is the 1996 Australian $2 (13.9 million); the next more common is the 2018 Australian $2 (14.6 million).
For scale, the most common is the 1988 Australian $2 with 160.9 million, about 12 times as many. The scarcest is the 2011 Australian $2 with 1.8 million, 7.7 times fewer than this one.
Compared with the dates around it, the 2021 output was 1.2 times fewer than 2020 and 2.3 times fewer than 2022.
What to check on your 2021 Australian $2
- Confirm the date 2021 and the portrait on the other side.
- 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.
Jody Clark portrait: the last years of the Queen (2019 to 2023)
Jody Clark's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II reached Australian coins in 2019. Clark was an engraver at the Royal Mint in Britain and his effigy had been in use on British coins since 2015. On the Australian $2 it shows the Queen wearing a diadem, with his JC initials below the neck. Because the change came during 2019, that year's $2 was struck with both the Rank-Broadley and Clark portraits. Only 2.0 million carry Clark's.
That small figure is what makes this short era interesting. The Clark 2019 coin sits alongside 2011 as one of the hardest regular dates to find in change, while 16.1 million followed in 2020 and 13.9 million in 2021. The 2022 date rose to 32,252,000. No $2 coins were struck for circulation in 2023, so the Queen's run on the denomination ends with the 2022 date. Coins with Clark's portrait are the last Australian $2 coins of Elizabeth II's reign.
Colored commemoratives kept coming during these years, including designs for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Women's T20 World Cup, firefighters, ambulance workers and the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal flag. Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022. Coins bearing her portrait were not withdrawn: they remain legal tender and will stay in change alongside the new King's coins for many years. Clark's effigy appeared on every regular $2 from late 2019 through 2022.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 2 dollars |
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
| Year | 2021 |
| Circulation mintage | 13,900,000 |
| Composition | Aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel) |
| Weight | 6.6 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Interrupted milling |
Other 2021 $2 coins
| Coin | Circulation mintage | Value band |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Indigenous Military Service $2 Coin | – | Face value |
| 2021 Ambulance $2 Coin | – | Face value |
| 2021 Aboriginal Flag $2 Coin | – | Face value |
Mintage figures: Australian two-dollar coin (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Australian Mint figures. How we build these pages.