2011 $5 UNC Coloured coin and stamp - 11.11.11 Remembrance Day PNC

Description

Please Note: These are secondhand collectables and may have cosmetic damages such as (but not limited to) scuffs to the card or capsule, creases, age or rust spotting to the packaging or fraying corners and edges. 

Features

• A large red poppy is printed on the reverse of the $5 coin in vibrant colour
• A stamp mounted on the top right corner of the envelope, with a face value of 60c, that also features a red poppy alongside a trumpeting soldier
  

Details 

Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the armistice reached on 11th November 1918, which marked the end of conflict on the Western Front and, soon after, the end of the Great War. Initially named Armistice Day, this commemoration was renamed Remembrance Day after WWII, to honour those killed and wounded in all theaters of war. Each year, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, one minute's silence is observed to honour those killed and wounded during war.

The key symbol of Remembrance Day is the Flanders poppy, which gained resonance for being among the first plants to bloom on the battlefields of Northern France and Belgium during the Great War. For soldiers, the red petals represented the blood of fellow soldiers spilt so far from home. The symbol was popularised through surgeon Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae's (1872-1918) poem "In Flanders Fields".

Specifications

• Denomination: $5
• Weight: 20g
• Metal Content: Al/Zn/Br
• Diameter: 39mm
• Mintage: 15000
• #05294/15000
• Packaging: This PNC is housed in a light coloured envelope, with delicate Flanders Poppies decorating the front. This PNC also comes with the original plastic slip.