{"product_id":"2017-australian-uncirculated-4-coin-set-a-war-close-to-home","title":"2017 $1 Uncirculated Four Coin Set - A War Close To Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0118\/3652\/2558\/files\/LooseChangeCoins-Invoice-310x90_81c194c5-b5af-4413-afd9-99a9565e74ca_480x480.png?v=1595569961\" alt=\"Loose Change Coins Logo\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2017 $1 Uncirculated Four-Coin Set – War Years: Battlefields of World War II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHonour the memory and sacrifice of those who defended Australia during the Second World War with this official 2017 four-coin $1 collection from the Royal Australian Mint. Through the eyes of a nation unused to conflict at home, these legal tender coins tell the powerful story of how war reached the Pacific and how Australian forces mounted a successful defence against experienced aggressors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStruck in a strictly limited maximum mintage of 15,000 sets, this four-coin set commemorates key turning points in the Pacific campaign: the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Bombing of Darwin, the Attack on Sydney Harbour, and the Kokoda Track Campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTheme:\u003c\/strong\u003e War Years – Battlefields of World War II\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e $1 (4 x $1 Coins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uncirculated\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal Content:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aluminium-Bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMass:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.00g (each)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25.00mm (each)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMintage Limit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strictly limited to 15,000 sets worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse Effigy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse Designer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Royal Australian Mint\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumista Reference:\u003c\/strong\u003e N# S904\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer \/ Mint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Royal Australian Mint, Canberra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign Details \u0026amp; Key Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis four-piece set pairs detailed military artwork across four iconic World War II theatres of conflict:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBattle of the Coral Sea $1:\u003c\/strong\u003e Depicts an aircraft carrier and fighter plane, marking the historic May 1942 naval battle that halted the enemy's seaborne advance toward Port Moresby.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBombing of Darwin $1:\u003c\/strong\u003e Depicts anti-aircraft artillery and military personnel defending Northern Australia during the devastating February 1942 air raid on mainland soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSydney Harbour $1:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrates searchlights scanning the water above a Japanese midget submarine, commemorating the dramatic May–June 1942 night raid on Sydney's waters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKokoda Track $1:\u003c\/strong\u003e Features soldiers negotiating the grueling jungle terrain of New Guinea during the 1942 campaign that turned back the landward advance on Port Moresby.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition and Presentation Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUncirculated Quality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coins remain in untouched, pristine mint-state uncirculated condition as issued by the Royal Australian Mint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Presentation Packaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Housed inside the official Royal Australian Mint fold-out presentation cover containing historical commentary and archival photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging \u0026amp; Vintage Wear:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please note that the outer folder displays moderate wear consistent with age and storage. 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