Gold Quarter Ounce 2013 War in the Pacific - Australian American Memorial, Coin from Australia - detailed information

Gold Quarter Ounce 2013 War in the Pacific - Australian American Memorial, Coin from Australia
CoinGold Quarter Ounce 2013 War in the Pacific - Australian American Memorial

The Australian quarter-ounce gold piece (abbreviated as 1/4 oz and designated with Au for "gold") is a bullion coin format. Uniquely, in Australia there are two mints authorised to strike legal tender: the Royal Australian Mint (which also makes the country's circulating coinage) and the Perth Mint which only makes collector and bullion coins, as well as other bullion products.

Both mints endeavour to create coins with attractive designs, and to introduce new designs and themes often, in order to raise the numismatic value of the coins over the value of previous metal used.

This coin is part of a series commemorating the Australian participation in World War II - the War in the Pacific, as the Pacific Ocean theatre of this war is called. This design marks the alliance between the United States of America and Australia, and depicts the Australian - American Memorial in Canberra.

The memorial, unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1954, is a hollow, octagonal, tapered column with a steel framework sheeted with aluminium panels that were sandblasted to give the appearance of stone. Two murals feature at the base, one relating the story of American combat in the Pacific and the other a profile map of the United States in copper. The column is surrounded by a water-filled moat about 3 metres. The column is topped with a bronze sphere surmounted by a stylised figure of the American eagle by the distinguished sculptor and Royal Navy veteran, Paul Beadle. The Memorial's height is 79 metres; the eagle and sphere are together around 11 metres high and weigh 3.5 tons.

MintPerth Mint Mint MarkLetter P Total Mintage 22,589
Obverse
Australia / Gold Quarter Ounce 2013 War in the Pacific - Australian American Memorial - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1/4oz 9999 GOLD 2013 25 DOLLARS.

The inscription around the rim also incorporates the precious metal content. "1/4oz 9999 GOLD" means "one quarter of a troy ounce of 99.99% gold".

The background is frosted.

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1/4oz 9999 GOLD 2013 25 DOLLARS
Reverse
Australia / Gold Quarter Ounce 2013 War in the Pacific - Australian American Memorial - reverse photo

The reverse of the coin depicts at its centre the top of the Australian - American Memorial: an American eagle perched on a sphere. On the left, the Southern Cross constellation as depicted on the Australian flag; on the right, the flag of the United States.

Below left, the P mint mark of the Perth Mint.

Around the rim, the inscription AUSTRALIAN / AMERICAN MEMORIAL above, and WAR IN THE PACIFIC 1941-45 below.

Reverse Inscription AUSTRALIAN / AMERICAN MEMORIAL WAR IN THE PACIFIC 1941-45
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: individual coin in plastic capsule, or 20 in mint roll, or 200 in master box.

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Gold Quarter Ounce 2013 War in the Pacific - Australian American Memorial: Details
CountryAustralia
CurrencyAustralian Dollar
Coin TypeGold Quarter Ounce (1/4 oz)
Issued2013
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Face Value25 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage22,589
Mintage Limit50,000
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Gold
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size20.6000 mm
Thickness2.000 mm
Mass7.7770 g
OCC IDQRAP-EBNC-NPXR-EYJD
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Gold Quarter Ounce 2013 War in the Pacific - Australian American Memorial: Photo 1/4 oz U.S. Australian WWII Gold Coin (BU) / thumbnail 1/4 oz U.S. Australian WWII Gold Coin (BU)
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