‘BIRTH OF THE ANZAC LEGEND .999 SILVER COMMEMORATIVE SET'
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Early on the morning of 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in Ottoman Türkiye. This marked the start of the Gallipoli Campaign - a land-based element of a broad strategy to defeat the Ottoman Empire. Over 8 months, the Australian and New Zealand forces advanced little further than the positions they had taken on that first day of the landings and by late December were evacuated from the peninsula - the battles fought on Gallipoli establishing the military reputation and legend we know today.
At Gallipoli the Anzacs helped shape this truly unique Australian story, when some 16,000 soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed under fire on the shores of Gallipoli. Part of a hastily planned series of landings by a British Empire Force of 75,000, The Anzacs joined troops from Britain, Ireland and India, as well as from France and her dominions in an effort to defeat the Ottoman Empire. Things quickly went wrong for the ANZAC forces after the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915. Turkish resistance was immediate, fierce and persistent.
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The brave men and women who are willing to give their lives in the name of freedom and the country they love represent the very best of who we are as a nation. Born on that ill-fated battlefield of Gallipoli on 19th February 1915, the ANZAC Spirit still burns bright in the heart of all sons and daughters who have served – the ANZAC Legend they personify making them amongst the most respected and revered service personnel in the world.
From Gallipoli to the Western Front, Berlin to Long Tan - and every major Allied conflict over the last 100 years - their courage has proven to be boundless, their resilience unending and their determination an inspiration to us all. Which is why this ‘Birth of The ANZAC Legend Commemorative Set’ is possibly one of the most important commemorative sets we’ve ever created.
Exclusive to The Bradford Mint, this pure.999 silver Commemorative Set bears, in finely etched scenes, the major milestones of the ANZAC troops – from crushing combat resulting in countless deaths and casualties along with debilitating, deadly battlefield diseases – to the brave and selfless act of Simpson and his donkey to the final days before evacuation where a lone, surviving Digger sits wary and sorrowful as he contemplates the enormous human cost of war and lost mates.
In honour, recognition and tribute to the Birth of the ANZAC Legend, The Bradford Mint is proud to offer all its passionate and most avid military collectors this exclusive, pure .999 silver set of commemoratives.​ Call one of our Senior Coin Experts now on 02 9841 3324 to secure your limited mintage celebration of the Birth of the ANZAC Legend.
