20 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Coming Home - End of WWII - Fine Silver Proof

20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Coming Home - End of WWII - Fine Silver Proof) - obverse20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Coming Home - End of WWII - Fine Silver Proof) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2005
Value 20 Cents
0.20 AUD = USD 0.13
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 13.36 g
Diameter 28.52 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
173957
References KM# 745a
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

60th Anniversary of the end of World War II

Series: Fine Silver Set

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2005
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Australian Soldier wearing slouch hat returned home after WWII embracing his wife and daughter.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WORLD WAR 1939-1945 COMING HOME
20

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

Reeded/Milled

20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Coming Home - End of WWII - Fine Silver Proof) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

This Fine Silver (.999) Proof NCLT Commemorative coin was issued as part of the 2005 Fine Silver Six coin Proof set which contained silver versions of coin releases in 2005. A standard 5 cent, standard 10 cent, this 20 cent commemorative, a commemorative 50 cent, a commemorative $1 and a standard $2 were part of the set. The coins were issued in capsules in a beautiful jarra wooden box.



Copper-nickel versions of this coin were released into circulation (Mintage 32,057,000) and also issued in the 2005 Proof, 2005 UNC, 2005 Baby & 2005 Wedding Sets.

The actual coin commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of World War 2. This design was inspired by a photograph in the Australian War Memorial collection of a soldier returning home to his family.

See also

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2005  6 200 Proof in Fine Silver Set

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