​​​‘Ten Pound Poms 50mm .999 Silver Commemorative Coin’

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After World War II many Australian wartime survivors were incapacitated or ill, resulting in a depleted workforce within an already low population of about 7.4 million. The creation of the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme and the phenomenon of the ‘Ten Pound Pom’ - was the grand plan to help the Australian work force get back on its feet. Most who came adapted readily - glad to leave war-torn Britain for a sunny, easy-going land of wide-open spaces and opportunities – even though many were shocked by the tin-rooved hostel huts they were given to live in and some of the job opportunities they were promised never materialised.

 

Those who did get work found that Australian wages were around fifty percent higher than Britain's, with tradespeople in particular demand. Some missed their homeland and went back, but many returned to Australia and the opportunities a life down under represented for them and their families. Many believing that the ten-pound fare was the best thing they’d ever spent money on. Aussies jokingly named those who stayed, ‘Ten Pound Poms’ because of the charge of £10 in processing fees to migrate to Australia.

 

This stunning, 50mm Silver Commemorative Coin, The Bradford Mint is proud to present to its most discerning collectors has been meticulously crafted to the highest numismatic standards, with its central motif that celebrates the courage and contribution of the ‘Ten Pound Poms’ as they ‘flip’ their fortunes from that of bombed-out Old Blighty, to a future DownUnder that’s as bright as it is rewarding. The obverse features finely rendered portraits of King George VI and his daughter Elizabeth, soon to become Queen.

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The Bradford Mint is proud to honour the commitment the Ten Pound Poms pledged to Australia and acknowledge their significant efforts – across all strata of life – to the building of our great nation, with this unique and rare commemorative coin.   

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•    Celebrate The Ten Pound Poms

•    50mm .999 Silver Commemorative Coin

•    Authorised by Ascension Island – approved by Buckingham Palace

•    Features Certificate of Authenticity with fascinating and informative back story

•    Exclusive to The Bradford Mint

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 Call one of our Senior Executives today on 02 9841 3324 to secure your limited-edition celebration of the Ten Pound Poms.