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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain - Gold Proof
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | The sixth definitive effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as designed by Jody Clark, occupies the obverse field, depicting the crowned bust of the Queen facing right and wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA encircles the portrait, with the denomination 25 DOLLARS and the designer's initials JC also appearing in the legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA JC 25 DOLLARS |
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The Battle of Britain ran from July to October 1940, and its eightieth anniversary fell during a year when commemorative coin programs worldwide were disrupted by COVID-19 minting shutdowns — making 2020 Perth Mint proof issues smaller in realized mintage than their authorized maximums more often than not. The campaign itself was the first major military operation in history fought entirely by air forces, and its outcome rested on a margin thin enough that Fighter Command was within days of structural collapse when Luftwaffe targeting shifted from RAF airfields to London in early September — a strategic error that bought the British just enough time to recover.