Description
Vietnam War End of Australia’s Involvement 50th Anniversary 2023 $2 C Mintmark Silver Proof Coin
Some 60,000 Australians served in Vietnam. More than 500 lost their lives, many more were wounded. It was Australia’s largest military commitment in the second half of the twentieth century, and one of the country’s most divisive episodes. Anti-war groups, including people not previously associated with protest, like the mothers of military age men, demanded an end to Australia’s involvement.
Today we remember Vietnam for the loss of life and the toll it took on those who served, and for the impact it had on Australia through a turbulent decade.
Vietnam was the first Asian conflict involving Australians without British allies. In Vietnam, Australia was bound to a United States strategy, fighting a popular communist insurgency involving the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.
A complex environment where success was difficult to measure. The war spread from Vietnam to neighbouring Laos and Cambodia and resulted in communist regimes in each of these countries, a refugee crisis, and sorrow at the enormous loss of life in countries on both sides.
Coin Highlights:
- Design commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the End of Australia’s Involvement in the Vietnam War
- Struck to the Mint’s proof standard
- Worldwide mintage of 5,000 coins
- Australian legal tender
| Mint | Royal Australian Mint |
|---|---|
| Country Of Issue | Australia |
| Year | 2023 |
| Denomination | $2 |
| Metal Type | Silver |
| Weight (g) | 8.55 |
| Purity (%) | 99.9 |
| Diameter (mm) | 20.50 |
| Mintage | 5,000 |
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