NEW $1 COIN SHARES THE SPIRIT OF THE CENTENARY OF ANZAC
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of
ANZAC, Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson, and Parliamentary Secretary to the
Treasurer, The Hon. Steven Ciobo MP, today unveiled a new $1 circulating 2014
coin featuring the Centenary of Anzac logo and produced by the Royal Australian
Mint.
The special commemorative 2014 $1 circulating coin features
the official logo of the Anzac Centenary, including the image of an Australian
soldier, head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection and the words ‘100
Years of Anzac – The Spirit Lives’. The coin is rimmed with a motif reflecting
the sun’s rays as captured on the Australian Army’s Rising Sun badge.
Senator Ronaldson said the Anzac Centenary would be one of the
most important commemorations in Australia’s history and it was fitting that
the Royal Australian Mint had created this coin.
“The Centenary of Anzac will be one of the most defining
moments in our nations’ story and the creation of a coin is a permanent way to
reflect on and remember this commemorative period,” Senator Ronaldson said.
“I am delighted that the Mint has chosen to feature the
Centenary of Anzac logo on the 2014 circulating coin.”
Mr Ciobo said introducing this coin into circulation would mean
that for many years to come these coins would pass through the hands of
thousands of Australians.
“Every time someone looks at this coin it will remind them of
the service and sacrifice of our past and present Australian Defence Force
members. In particular, of those who died in the First World War,” Mr Ciobo
said.
Students from St Andrew’s Primary School in Werribee attended
the launch and were presented with coins.
Royal Australian Mint CEO, Ross MacDiarmid, said the Mint had
a proud tradition of commemorating Australian military history with the
production of a coin and the 2014 $1 ‘100 Years of Anzac – The Spirit Lives’
circulating coin would add to that.
“The Anzac Spirit has long been invoked as part of the essence
of what it is to be Australian. The Anzac Centenary reminds us all that it is a
living spirit and this coin captures aspects of that spirit in a permanent
form,” Mr MacDiarmid said.
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