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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Our Last Man - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a poignant World War I commemorative scene in which a young boy observes a column of Australian soldiers marching along the Albany coastline, with a convoy of troopships anchored in King George Sound visible in the background. The design incorporates pad-printed color in the form of a red poppy positioned to the right of the central motif, evoking the ANZAC tradition of remembrance. The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark appears to the left of the composition. The legend above references the iconic patriotic phrase 'To Our Last Man and our Last Shilling,' with the dates 1914 flanking the inscription, commemorating the centenary of the departure of Australian troops. |
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| Mintage | 2014 P - Proof - 660 |
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The "Our Last Man" coin commemorates Charles Bean's account of the final soldier to leave Gallipoli after the December 1915 evacuation — one of the most successfully concealed military withdrawals in history, executed without a single Allied casualty. The evacuation itself was widely considered the best-planned operation of the entire Dardanelles campaign, a grim contrast to the landing months earlier.
The pad-printing technique applied to this bullion issue was still relatively novel for Perth Mint gold at the time, allowing color detail impossible through conventional die striking.