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1991 Australia Pearl Harbor Gold-Plated Commemorative $20 Token
1991 Australia Pearl Harbor Gold-Plated Commemorative $20 Token
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1991 Australia Pearl Harbor Gold-Plated Commemorative $20 Token
On December 7th, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii. The plan was to cripple the United States before it could respond to Japan's planned imperial expansion into Southeast Asia. It backfired. Instead of negotiating peace, the United States mobilized for war, bringing a fresh army to the Allies in the European Theatre and launching a heavy assault in the Pacific Theatre that would end with total Japanese surrender.
1991 marked the fortieth anniversary of this momentous historical event. Many commemorative pieces were struck, including this one by the New Queensland Mint in Australia. The reverse design depicts the sinking of the U.S.S. Arizona, a battleship that was hit by several Japanese bombs during the attack. One went through the armoured deck and detonated the ship's magazines, blasting it apart with such fierce violence that fires burned for two days afterward. The image here is of the ship's forward mast jutting out of the harbour, billowing smoke.
On December 7th, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii. The plan was to cripple the United States before it could respond to Japan's planned imperial expansion into Southeast Asia. It backfired. Instead of negotiating peace, the United States mobilized for war, bringing a fresh army to the Allies in the European Theatre and launching a heavy assault in the Pacific Theatre that would end with total Japanese surrender.
1991 marked the fortieth anniversary of this momentous historical event. Many commemorative pieces were struck, including this one by the New Queensland Mint in Australia. The reverse design depicts the sinking of the U.S.S. Arizona, a battleship that was hit by several Japanese bombs during the attack. One went through the armoured deck and detonated the ship's magazines, blasting it apart with such fierce violence that fires burned for two days afterward. The image here is of the ship's forward mast jutting out of the harbour, billowing smoke.
