2005 Gold Proof Coin Set Anniversary End of WWII
We Last Sold This Item For: | $12,300.00 |
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Last Sold On: | 17/10/2023 |
# Sold In Past 12 Months: | 1 |
2005 Gold Proof Coin Set Anniversary End of WWII
Obverse: Elizabeth II to right, legend around
Reverse: Circulating coin designs
Purity: 99.99% | Weight: 113.56g | AGW: 3.65ozt
Mintage: 629
This is an incredibly rare commemorative set with solid value and on an enduring theme.
The gold proof set of coins dated 2005 is just the second proof set of coins struck in gold in Australia under the decimal system.
It includes no less than three different commemorative coins that mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Each of the reverse designs were arrived at following consultation with the Australian War Memorial using photographs from their collection.
The commemorative coins are:
The Dancing Man one dollar coin - the reverse design on this coin captures the joy and spontaneity of one of Australia's most iconic and enduring wartime images;
A fifty cent coin with a reverse design on the theme of Remembrance - one that captures the sombre and reflective mood of remembrance and the enormous cost of all conflicts; and,
A twenty cent coin with a reverse design on the theme of Coming Home - inspired by an 1945 photograph of an Australian soldier, an ex-prisoner of war, returning home and seeing family after many years apart.
The 2005 gold proof coin set is presented in a beautiful and custom made She-Oak and Jarrah presentation case, just as the hugely-popular first set of decimal gold proof coins was issued by the RAM in 2001.
The coins, case, outer shipper, and certificate are all included and remain in excellent condition.
SKU: 23034
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