20 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Coming Home - End of World War II

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2005
Value	20 Cents 0.20 AUD = USD 0.14
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	11.31 g
Diameter	28.52 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 5597
References	KM# 745 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 840 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

60th Anniversary of World War II - Coming Home

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2005
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Australian Soldier wearing slouch hat returned home after WWII embracing his wife and daughter.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WORLD WAR 1939-1945 COMING HOME
20

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

The 2005 Coming Home 20c coin shown above was released by the RAM into general circulation. It commemorates the 60th Anniversary of World War II and invites us to remember the sacrifices made by our troops in those times. This design was inspired by a photograph in the Australian War Memorial collection of a soldier returning home to his family. The RAM also released other similar themed issues during the year, a one dollar coin for Peace and a 50 cent Remembrance coin, all fitting accompaniments to this issue.

All three coins were also included in the 2005 Proof & Baby Koala Proof Sets.

They were also included in the 2005 Uncirculated and Baby Koala Uncirculated Sets.

They were also included in the 2005 Wedding Specimen Set.

All three of the above mentioned coins were also issued in the 2005 Fine Silver (.999) Proof Set.

Present in sets

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2005	28 853								BU Koala Baby Set	0.4%
2005	71 546								BU Year Set	1.7%
2005	32 057 000	$ 0.78	$ 0.78	$ 0.78	$ 0.96	$ 0.96	$ 1.90	$ 2.10	Circulation	96%
2005	12 884								Proof Koala Baby Set	0.3%
2005	33 520							$ 7.40	Proof Year Set	2.0%
2005	3 627								Specimen Wedding Set	0.18%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 112 Lot 523	10 Feb 2024	Undetermined	XF	USD 8.10 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 96 Lot 420	23 Sep 2023	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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