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20 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Shores Under Siege - Military Lookout
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylised silhouette of an Australian military lookout standing at attention and raising binoculars to survey the coastline, flanked by two coastal artillery gun emplacements rendered in detailed relief on a fortified platform. The denomination 20 appears in the upper right field, while the commemorative legend BOMBING OF AUSTRALIA 1942 curves along the lower border, referencing the Japanese air raids on the Australian mainland during World War II. |
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Part of the Royal Australian Mint's "Shores Under Siege" series marking the 70th anniversary of attacks on Australian territory during World War II, this issue commemorates the coastal observation posts that tracked Japanese naval and aerial activity along Australia's northern and eastern coastlines. The threat was real: Japanese submarines shelled Sydney's eastern suburbs in May 1942 and midget submarines penetrated Sydney Harbour the same month, sinking HMAS Kuttabul.
The series was released as circulating commemoratives, meaning examples that actually passed through commerce are harder to find undamaged than the mintage figures suggest.