2008 Gold Quarter Ounce Proof Coin 90th Anniversary Of The End Of WWII
We Last Sold This Item For: | $800.00 |
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Last Sold On: | 23/7/2020 |
# Sold In Past 12 Months: | 0 |
2008 Gold Quarter Ounce Proof Coin 90th Anniversary Of The End Of WWII
Obverse: Rank-Broadley portrait of Elizabeth II to right;
Reverse: Wartime grave
A limited edition gold proof coin honouring Australia's fallen soldiers.
Perth Mint gold proof coins are renown the world over for their purity and quality. Their attractive and innovative designs have won numerous international awards.
The coin’s reverse depicts a lone bugler among red-coloured poppies – one of the most powerful symbols of remembrance for those lost in war.
The design is surrounded by the words 90th ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WORLD WAR I 1918 -2008 and a representation of the 1904 Rising Sun badge featuring a scroll inscribed with the words AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES.
Each coin is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity featuring a similar poppy field image and the words to Colonel John McCrae’s poem in Flanders’ Fields.
Each coin is housed in a luxury red leatherette presentation display case and box shipper illustrated with an image of a poppy field.
SKU: 21867
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