20 Cents - Elizabeth II Distinguished Service Medal
© Mike Bentley
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2017 |
| Value | 20 Cents 0.20 AUD = 0.14 USD |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 11.31 g |
| Diameter | 28.52 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Commemorative issue
Legends of the Anzacs - Medals of Honour
Obverse
4th Portrait Queen Elizabeth II facing right
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2017
IRB
Engraver: In Rank-Broadley
Reverse
Depiction of the Distinguished Service Medal partly surrounded by wattle leaves emerging from Royal Crown
Lettering:
20
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
Edge
Reeded
Comments
The Royal Australian Mint in conjunction with some Australian Newspapers released this NCLT coin as part of a 14 coin series called "Legends of the Anzacs" in April 2017.
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. They were issued in a collector coin card.
This particular 20 cent coin refers to the Distinguished Service medal which is awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force who demonstrate distinguished leadership in warlike operations. Introduced in 1991, it is the second highest distinguished service decoration in the Australian honours system and has been awarded 158 times.
Manage my collection
To manage your collection, please log in.
| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 238,744 | 3.45 | Coin Card | ||||||||
Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as a measure, but they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging coins. Numista does not buy or sell coins.
Get this coin
Members from this site want to exchange this coin: chethan2202, brismike, Krasavin Eugeniy, onecent, ybigdan
(×110)Country: India
Languages :
(×84)Country: Australia
Languages :
(×2)Country: Russia
Languages :
(×37)Country: Australia
Languages :
(×151)Country: Australia
Languages :
Contribute to the catalog
Modify or add information about this coinMatch coins from past online sales