Issued as part of Perth Mint's ongoing "Victory" bullion program, this 2021 release coincided with commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II — an event Australia observed with particular weight given the Pacific theater's direct threat to the continent and the fall of Singapore in 1942, the single largest surrender of British-led forces in history. The sixth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Jody Clark, first appeared on Australian coinage in 2019 after a phased rollout across Commonwealth mints.
Perth's .9999 fineness standard has been a deliberate point of differentiation from Royal Canadian Mint bullion since the 1980s.
Issued as part of Perth Mint's ongoing "Victory" bullion program, this 2021 release coincided with commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II — an event Australia observed with particular weight given the Pacific theater's direct threat to the continent and the fall of Singapore in 1942, the single largest surrender of British-led forces in history. The sixth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Jody Clark, first appeared on Australian coinage in 2019 after a phased rollout across Commonwealth mints.
Perth's .9999 fineness standard has been a deliberate point of differentiation from Royal Canadian Mint bullion since the 1980s.