Solomon Islands 2015 $10 First World War Centenary Gallipoli Landing Silver Coloured Proof Coin PNCs - International Halfway across

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Her Majesty was the first reigning monarch to visit Australia in 1954

This stunning colour printed silver domed coin is a testimony to Ursa Major's legacy

After two years of peace negotiations

This coin commemorates all Indigenous personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of Country

Solomon Islands 2015 $10 First World War Centenary Gallipoli Landing Silver Coloured Proof Coin PNCs - International Halfway acrossWith the Allies seeking to obtain a strategic advantage in the First World War, an attack was launched in the Dardanelles. It was hoped that the Turkish defenders would be crushed and that the Allied fleet could then steam into Constantinople, forcing the Ottoman Empire to surrender. In the first major military engagement for Australia during the First World War, the ANZACs landed on the tiny beaches of Gallipoli at dawn on the 25th of April, 1915.