2015 Centenary of ANZACS Four $1 coin privy mark

Throughout 2015, visitors to the Royal Australian Mint will be invited to mint their own ANZAC Centenary coin on public presses within the gallery.

As is tradition, this coin design is also presented in a four coin set that features the ‘C’ for Canberra mintmark coin, along with three other privy mark coins that denote ‘S’ for Sydney, ‘B’ for Brisbane and ‘M’ for Melbourne.

Most of the men recruited into the Australian Imperial Force at the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, were sent to Egypt, later they’d face the threat which the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) posed to Commonwealth war interest.

After four and a half months of training near Cairo, the Australians departed for the Gallipoli peninsula together with troops from New Zealand, Britain and France. Each year on 25th April, we remember the Australian and New Zealand troops who came ashore on Gallipoli, as part of a wider British effort to seize control of the Turkish peninsula and the Dardanelles. The intention was to knock Turkey out of the war and while not victorious, the battles fought on Gallipoli are among those best remembered of the First World War.

Despite initial media reports, the landings on Gallipoli were a relatively quiet affair in comparison to the conflict that lay ahead for our soldiers over the next eight months. Design inspired by soldiers of the Anzac legend and the location in which they earned their nation’s pride. Presented in commemorative packaging that compliments the theme of remembrance with emotive imagery.

The only way to secure the ‘C’ Mintmark unless you are able to visit the Mint in person.

A yearly must-have edition for base metal coin collectors, the ‘mint your own coin’, has been collected since 1991, with the Australian privy marks starting shortly after in 1993. Issued as Australian Legal Tender.

• Denomination :         $1 x 4 - C Mintmark, B Brivy Mark, M Privy Mark, S Privy Mark
• Quality :                   Uncirculated
• Metal :                     Aluminium Bronze
• Weight :                   9.00 gms
• Diameter :                25.00 mm
• Mintage :                  Unlimited
• Certificate of Authenticity : Royal Australian Mint Presentation Folder

 NB: Note some coins have slight toning.

Please note: Item condition is as photographed. Item in photograph is what you will receive. Please review photographs carefully before purchasing as returns will not be accepted based on condition.