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2014 Australian Submarine Service & Military Aviation PNC
AU$24.95
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Product Code: 14U214
The Perth Mint and Australia Post are pleased to celebrate the Centenary of Australian Military Aviation and Submarines with a stunning Stamp and Coin Cover.
On 1 March 2014 Bristol Military Biplane CFS-3 took the first military flight, at the Army flying field, Point Cook, Victoria. Australia subsequently became the only British dominion to establish a flying corps, the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) for service during World War I.
Australia’s first submarines, British-built E-class vessels known as AE1 and AE2, commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in February 1914, arrived in Sydney on 24 May. On 14 September 1914, AE1 was tragically lost with all crew during the occupation of Rabaul in German New Guinea. AE2 went on to support British-led operations off the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey and on 25 April 1915 was the first British submarine to penetrate the Dardanelles. On 30 April, after being damaged by a Turkish gunboat, AE2 was scuttled by her crew, all of whom were captured.
Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the uncirculated aluminium bronze coins are housed in a beautifully designed card with a circular window revealing each coin’s reverse and obverse designs.
This beautiful Stamp and Coin Cover will make a superb gift or collectable.
DESIGNS
The reverse of the Aviation coin features a representation of a Bristol aeroplane propeller with a military Boxkite flying under the propeller blade and an F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft soaring above it. The inscription 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUSTRALIAN MILITARY AVIATION, the dates 1914 – 2014, and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark are also included in the design.
The reverse of the Submarine coin features a representation of a submarine rising from the depths of the ocean, set against an ominous cloudy sky. The inscription CENTENARY OF AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINES, the dates 1914 – 2014, and the Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark are also included in the design.
The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, and the 2014 year-date are shown on both coin’s obverse.
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Aluminium Bronze |
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Monetary Denomination (AUD) |
1 |
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Nominal Weight (g) |
13.50 |
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Maximum Diameter (mm) |
30.60 |
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Maximum Thickness (mm) |
3.10 |