This is a nice coin from the royal Australian mint its made of 11.66 grams of fine 9999 silver presented in a blue felt case with certificate of authenticity the mintage is just 10000 of the year 2000 made, this coins C O A comes with the story of the fateful HMAS Sydney who in counted a German raider off the west coast of Australia during world war two and after a intense battle Sydney sank and a day or two later the German raider also sunk. The Sydney is one Australia's major ships during world war two serving in the middle east in the early part of the war the location of this ship was not know until recently the coin has a nice proof finish the ship design is beautiful with the contrast from the proof mirror finish and the frosted imagines.
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