2020 Firefighters $2 Coin
The 2020 Firefighters $2 is a circulating $2 coin. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2020
- Circulation mintage
- Not published
- 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 2020 Firefighters $2 worth?
Circulated colored $2 coins like the 2020 Firefighters $2 usually change hands close to face value. Complete sets still in their collector cards and coins with unworn color bring a little more.
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 2020 Firefighters $2 rare?
- No. It was made in large numbers, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2020 Firefighters $2 coins were made?
- The Royal Australian Mint has not published a circulation figure in our source.
- What is the 2020 Firefighters $2 made of?
- Aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel). It weighs 6.6 g and measures 20.5 mm.
- Is the 2020 Firefighters $2 still legal tender?
- Yes. Every $2 coin, colored commemoratives included, is legal tender in Australia.
Why the 2020 Firefighters $2 was made
Australia's 2019 to 2020 bushfire season, often called the Black Summer, burned huge areas of forest and countryside and put firefighters, many of them volunteers, at the center of national attention. The fires stretched across several states over many months and several firefighters lost their lives. In 2020 the Royal Australian Mint issued a colored $2 coin honoring Australia's firefighters.
The coin was not part of a supermarket card promotion and no mintage total has been published. It went into circulation through the usual channels, which means it reached ordinary change rather than collector cards. For many Australians who lived through that summer, the coin carries real emotional weight and people tend to keep one when they find it. Much of the country depends on volunteer brigades in rural areas, which gave the coin's subject wide personal meaning. It also sits alongside the 2021 Ambulance coin as one of two $2 coins honoring emergency workers. It came out while many fire hit communities were still rebuilding after that summer, which gave it extra meaning.
How to recognize it
The reverse carries a firefighting design colored in orange, in place of the Aboriginal elder. Orange alone is a strong identifier among 2020 coins, but don't confuse it with the orange In Flanders Fields coin of 2015. Check the date and portrait: the Firefighters coin carries Jody Clark's portrait of Elizabeth II with JC under the neck and the date 2020, while the 2015 coin has Rank-Broadley's portrait with IRB. Physically it is a standard $2: 20.5 mm across, 6.6 g, aluminum bronze, with an interrupted milled edge. Worn coins often keep orange in the low parts of the design even when the high points are bare.
2020 Firefighters $2 by the numbers
The Royal Australian Mint has not published a circulation figure for the 2020 Firefighters $2 in our source, so it cannot be ranked against other $2 coins yet.
It shared 2020 with 5 other circulating $2 coin designs: the 2020 Australian $2 (16.1 million).
What to check on your 2020 Firefighters $2
- Confirm the design: Firefighters dated 2020, 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.
Without a published mintage, the Firefighters coin is hard to compare with others, but circulated examples generally trade at face value. Coins with strong, even orange are the nicest to keep and may bring a small premium in uncirculated condition. Its emotional connection means many are saved by people who don't otherwise collect, which keeps clean examples out of circulation. Don't clean one: the orange coloring wears off with rubbing and found coins already tend to show some loss. Store it on its own in a flip.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 2 dollars |
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
| Year | 2020 |
| Circulation mintage | Not published |
| 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 2020 $2 coins
| Coin | Circulation mintage | Value band |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Australian $2 Coin | 16,100,000 | Face value |
| 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup $2 Coin | – | Face value |
| 2020 Tokyo Olympics $2 Coin | – | Face value |
| 2020 Tokyo Paralympics $2 Coin | – | Face value |
| 2020 WWII Dove $2 Coin | – | Face value |
Frequently asked questions
Is there a $2 coin for firefighters?
Yes. The Royal Australian Mint issued an orange colored $2 coin in 2020 honoring Australia's firefighters. It carries Jody Clark's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. No mintage total has been published.
How can I tell the Firefighters $2 from the In Flanders Fields $2?
Both use orange, but the Firefighters coin is dated 2020 with JC under the Queen's neck. The In Flanders Fields coin is dated 2015 with IRB under the neck. The portraits differ too.
Mintage figures: Australian two-dollar coin (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Australian Mint figures. How we build these pages.