Symbolic poppy red colour on Anzac coin

A $2 coin has been minted to mark the 100th anniversary of the landing of Anzac troops at Gallipoli during World War I.

The coin has an image of poppies - symbolic of remembrance - among crosses similar to those that mark the graves of fallen soldiers, and the words "Lest We Forget".

It also features a small circle that is the colour of red poppy flowers.

There will be about one and a half million coins released into circulation over the coming weeks, as part of a series of commemorative coins that capture the history, service and sacrifice of Australians at war.