20 Cents - Elizabeth II Coo-ee March
© Mike Bentley
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2015 |
| 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
Australia Remembers - Coo-ee March
Obverse
4th Portrait Queen Elizabeth II facing right
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2015
IRB
Reverse
Australian men marching with the Australian Flag through the streets of Gilgandra NSW
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS
20
COO-EE MARCH - 1915
Engraver: A. Baggio
Edge
Reeded
Comments
This NCLT 20 cent coin released in a coincard by the RAM commemorates the famous "Coo-ee March" and is the 7th coin in the "Australia Remembers" series. The morning of October the 10th 1915, saw 26 young men leave their hometown of Gilgandra, central west of New South Wales, in a recruiting march effort to join the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). The Coo-ees as they became known had increased in number to 263 by the time they had covered the 320 miles to arrive in Sydney and enlist, their youthful enthusiasm encouraging many men to answer the call from the Dardanelles along the way. News spread quickly and subsequent snowball marches started soon after all over Australia, the Coo-ees were joined in history by the Kookaburras, Kurrajongs and Boomerangs to name just a few.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30,000 | Coincard | |||||||||
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