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2018 Australia 50-cent ANZAC Spirit Silver Proof 3-coin Set (No Tax)
The final set in the Perth Mint’s ANZAC Spirit series, these three thoughtfully designed and beautifully detailed coins portray the end of World War I by honouring the sacrifices made during the final months of the conflict, marking 11 November and depicting the return home of surviving servicemen.
Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1/2oz of 99.99% pure silver in proof quality.
The Battle of Hamel
This coin features a representation of a tank, which was used for the first time as a “creeping barrage” under the command of one of Australia’s greatest war leaders, Lieutenant General John Monash, in the pivotal Battle of Hamel in July 1918.
Armistice Day
The second coin in this set commemorates Armistice Day when hostilities ceased at 11am on 11 November 1918, and features two Australian soldiers celebrating the guns falling silent with a clock in the background marking the 11th hour as well as a poppy, the flower of remembrance.
Return to Family
More than 416,000 Australian men, or about 38.7% of the total male population aged between 18 and 44, had enlisted in World War I. 60,000 of these men would never return home and tens of thousands more were wounded. The Return to Family coin depicts the warm embrace shared by an Australian returned serviceman and his family as he is welcomed home, along with a red poppy.
Each coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965 and features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2018 year-date, the monetary denomination, and the coin’s weight and fineness on its obverse.
No more than 5,000 of The ANZAC Spirit 100th Anniversary Coin Series 2018 1/2oz Silver Proof Three-Coin Set will be released by The Perth Mint.
The three-coin set is presented in a round tray which fits inside a beautifully illustrated shipper featuring First World War photography, and is accompanied by a booklet containing information and imagery from the Great War. The booklet incorporates a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Specifications:
Silver Content (Troy oz): 0.5
Denomination (AUD): 0.50
Fineness (% purity): 99.99
Weight (g): 15.553
Diameter (mm): 32.60
Thickness (mm): 2.60
Mintage: 5,000
Designers: Wade Robinson and Ing Ing Jong
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