4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2017
IRB
Reverse description
Depiction of the ship SS Vyner Brooke sinking, set against a map of the South China Sea. China to the north, Malaysia to the west, Australia to the south. Co-ordinates of the sinking shown. All the above set within a ships compass.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
THE SINKING OF THE S.S. VYNER
BROOKE
14 FEBRUARY 1942
20
CHINA, SUMATRA, TIMOR SEA, NEW GUIN, AUSTRALIA
106.06NE 2.29S
