The ANZAC Centenary commemorative program of 2015 was one of the most extensive coin release schedules in Australian mint history, spanning multiple denominations, compositions, and mintage tiers across a full calendar year. This gold proof issue corresponds with the centenary of the Gallipoli landings of 25 April 1915 — a campaign conceived by Churchill and prosecuted by allied commanders with catastrophic miscalculation, resulting in over 8,700 Australian deaths in eight months before evacuation.
At 3.11 g of .999 gold, the specification matches a one-tenth troy ounce format — a deliberate accessibility price point for collector demand during a politically high-visibility anniversary year.
The ANZAC Centenary commemorative program of 2015 was one of the most extensive coin release schedules in Australian mint history, spanning multiple denominations, compositions, and mintage tiers across a full calendar year. This gold proof issue corresponds with the centenary of the Gallipoli landings of 25 April 1915 — a campaign conceived by Churchill and prosecuted by allied commanders with catastrophic miscalculation, resulting in over 8,700 Australian deaths in eight months before evacuation.
At 3.11 g of .999 gold, the specification matches a one-tenth troy ounce format — a deliberate accessibility price point for collector demand during a politically high-visibility anniversary year.