20 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Operational Service Medal

Commemorative issue

Australian Operational Service Medal

Series: Legends of the Anzacs - Medals of Honour

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2017
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Depiction of the Australian Operational Service Medal partly surrounded by a wattle leave wreath emerging from Royal Crown

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
AOSM - GREATER MIDDLE EAST OPERATION
AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL

Edge

Reeded

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Mint

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint in conjunction with some Australian Newspapers released this NCLT coin as part of a 14 coin set in April 2017. The first coin came with a large folding album and the coins were issued in coincards. The series is called "Legends of the Anzacs - Medals of Honour".

 
To get a coin you had to obtain a token from the newspaper and redeem it at a cost of $3.00. Different tokens were published each day for 2 weeks (hence 14 coins). The coins are commemorating various service medals awarded to Australian Military personnel from the Boer War to the Afghanistan War.
Ten of the 14 coins released in the series are 20 cent coins and four of them are 25 cent coins.
 
This particular 20 cent coin refers to the Australian Operational Service medal which was instituted in 2014 and recognises Australian Defence Force service in the Middle East as part of Operations Manitou, Accordion, Okra and Highroad. The colours of its ribbon represent different aspects of the Middle East mission: bone for sand, green for Australia and hope, black for anti-piracy and blue for maritime and air operations.

Present in sets

• 2016 - Australian Special Set (Legends of the ANZACS)

See also

• Map
• Crown
• Wreath
• War

• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australian Active Service Medal)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australian Defence Medal)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Distinguished Service Cross)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Distinguished Service Medal)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Military Cross)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Nursing Service Cross)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Star of Gallantry)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Victory Medal)
• 20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - WWII Star Medal)
• 25 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Distinguished Flying Cross)
• 25 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Medal for Gallantry)
• 25 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - George Cross)
• 25 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Victoria Cross)

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