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2 Dollars - Charles III 1st Portrait - Bluey; Rain

2 Dollars - Charles III (1st Portrait - Bluey; Rain) - obverse2 Dollars - Charles III (1st Portrait - Bluey; Rain) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Issuing entity Australia Post
King Charles III (2022-date)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2026
Value 2 Dollars
2 AUD = USD 1.42
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight 6.6 g
Diameter 20.5 mm
Thickness 3.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued 7 May 2026
Number
N#
579275

Commemorative issue

Bluey - Rain

Series: Bluey Dollarbucks

Obverse

Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CHARLES III
AUSTRALIA 2026
DT
2 DOLLARS

Designer: Dan Thorne

Reverse

Bluey & Bingo outside in the Rain.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RAIN
Bluey

Edge

4 longer smooth segments between 4 reeded segments (5 grooves each)

2 Dollars - Charles III (1st Portrait - Bluey; Rain) -  obverse

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Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

Released by the RAM to celebrate “Bluey” which is an Australian animated preschool television series which premiered on ABC kids in 2018. The show follows Bluey, an anthropomorphic Blue Heeler puppy who is characterised by her abundance of energy, imagination and curiosity about the world. 

 

This coin is was included in a special tube of all five $2 coins that included an album to store them in for $34. 

One in ten of the Tubed Set of five coins has an exclusive coloured version of the Bluey Sleepytime coin.

 

The coins Issued jointly by The RAM & Australia Post with two other coloured $2 coins also issued into circulation as change from 3500 Post Offices Australia wide. The five coins in the tube & two coloured ones from change make up the seven coin set of episode themes from the Bluey cartoon series..

This coin depicts “Rain". This coin was not issued into circulation.

This the album with the full set of of 7 coins.



All images are courtesy of the Royal Australian Mint

 

This coin was also issued in a coincard with a “Star” Privymark.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2026  BU in Tube 86%
2026 [☆] Photo 20 500 BU in Coincard with Star Privymark 38%

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2026 [☆] – BU in Coincard with Star Privymark • 20.5 mm6.6 g
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