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20 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Merchant Navy
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2012 IRB |
| Reverse description | Central depiction of the SS River Loddon, Australia's first merchant ship, rendered in profile sailing upon stylised waves. Above the vessel, the crest of the Australian Merchant Navy is prominently displayed. The legend AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination 20 CENTS appearing in the lower field flanking the inscription MERCHANT NAVY. |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Australia's Merchant Navy, this coin acknowledges a service that spent much of World War II suffering casualty rates comparable to — and in some engagements exceeding — those of the Royal Australian Navy. Australian merchant sailors had no military status during the war, meaning those killed received no official recognition and their families no pension entitlement for decades afterward. The Australian Merchant Navy Day was only formally established in 2008, four years before this coin appeared.