2020 Gold Proof 1/4oz Coin - END OF WWII 75TH ANNIVERSARY

Commemorating the 75th Anniverary of the End of World War II

A certificate accompanies this beautiful coin commemorating 75 years since the end of World War II (WWII).  Struck by the Perth Mint from 1/4oz of 99.99% pure gold in proof quality, the coin is issed as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

WWII was the deadliest international conflict in history, accounting for the lives of an estimated 60 to 80 million soldiers and civilians.  From the outbreak of war in 1939, the Allied and Axis powers fought predominately  in Europe and Asia, with the final battles in the European theatre, resuiting in the fall of Berlin and the suicide of Adolf Hitler, taking place in the spring of 1945.  War in Asia finally ended in August with the detonation of atomic weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which underlined the futility of the continuing the war.

The reverse of the coin depicts a stylised representation of a silhouetted soldier walking into the sunset and two wreaths encasing a central dove motif.  The inscription '75 YEARS END OF WWII' and The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark also appear in the design.

The Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, weight and purity, and the 2020 year-date are shown on the coin's obverse.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 1,000 of the End of WWII 75th Anniversary 2020 1/4oz Gold Proof Coin.

This stunning coin is encapsulated, housed in the original Perth Mint black presentation case, with outer box and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.