2015 Anzac Centenary Two Coin Set

?2015 Anzac Centenary Two Coin Set 

2015 $5 Coloured Fine Silver Proof Triangular Coin and New Zealand Posts’ 2015 50c Coloured Fine Silver Proof Coin.

Anzac Day 2015 will be an especially poignant event for Australians and New Zealanders, the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli and the Anzac legend. To commemorate this occasion, the Royal Australian Mint has teamed with New Zealand Post to release two stunning silver proof coins which will appeal to coin collectors, military enthusiasts and families of service people.

HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE

At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Australia was a young and developing nation. After federating just thirteen years earlier, the country was determined to make its mark on the global stage and contribute to the war effort. Australia joined forces with its close neighbour, New Zealand, to capture the Gallipoli peninsula and ensure the Dardanelles strait was open to the allied navies. The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, experiencing battles which would change both countries forever.

The union between these two countries was born of geographical closeness. The experiences on the battlefields ensured that it continued with the enduring qualities of friendship, shared historyand pride in the courage and sacrifices ofthe ANZACs. Many made the ultimate sacrifice in the war zones, but left the distinguished legacyof the Anzac legend.

FEATURES AND DESIGN

• Part of the Royal Australian Mint’s popular Official Anzac Centenary Coin Program

• A collaboration with New Zealand Post, as a fitting testimony to the friendship and history that our two countries share

• Coins’ reverses feature tributes to the noble service of Australia and New Zealand’s service men and women

• Obverses features Queen Elizabeth II effigy sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley

• Australian and New Zealand legal tender