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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Sunda Strait
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Reverse description | The aluminium bronze centre depicts the ship's bell of the USS Houston, inscribed U.S.S. HOUSTON 1930, set upon a tiered plinth, commemorating the vessel lost at the Battle of Sunda Strait in 1942. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears beneath the bell in the centre field. The stainless steel outer ring carries the circumferential legend BATTLE OF SUNDA STRAIT 1942 USS HOUSTON HMAS PERTH 2002, referencing both Allied warships sunk during the engagement. |
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| Edge | Smooth 24-sided |
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| Mintage | 2002 - BU in Coincard - 40,983 |
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