This commemorative release recognises Australia’s most revered national occasion – Anzac Day, when the nation pauses to remember the sacrifices of all our servicemen and women.
Key features:
- $1 aluminium bronze coin
- Classic Anzac coin design
- Features the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Obverse
- Australian legal tender
- Coin presentation card
Honoured and sacred institution
An honoured and sacred institution, Anzac Day falls on 25 April each year, the day Australian and New Zealand troops landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915. Since 1916, it has been dedicated to commemorative activities honouring the courage and sacrifice of the first ANZACs during World War I and all succeeding Defence Force personnel who have served in times of war and other operations.
2023 design
The coin portrays a stylised torch and an eternal flame, a symbol of gratitude and remembrance. It is encircled by images of poppies, the commemorative flower of remembrance. As well as the inscriptions ’25 APRIL’ and ‘LEST WE FORGET’, the design also incorporates The Perth Mint’s historic ‘P’ mintmark.
Memorial Obverse
This coin portrays the official ‘Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Obverse’, featuring the Jody Clark effigy supplemented with the dates of Her Majesty’s reign – ‘1952 – 2022’.
Presentation card
The release is mounted on a presentation card featuring two Australia Post stamps and the heading ‘LEST WE FORGET THE VIETNAM WAR’. Beneath is a black and white photograph of the Anzac troupes.