​​​'THE 8Oth ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC COMMEMORATIVE SET

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Most of the thousands of Australians captured in the first months of 1942, during the conquest of Malaya and Singapore and New Britain were held in extremely harsh and depraved conditions. Imprisoned in camps across the Asia-Pacific region, many endured long voyages in grossly overcrowded ships. While most of the Australian POWs who died in Japanese captivity were the victim of deliberate malnutrition and disease, hundreds were deliberately killed by their guards.

 

The Burma–Thai Railway was the most notorious of the prisoner of war experiences, as 13,000 Australians worked on it at various times during 1942 and 1943, with almost 2,650 Australians dying there. Thousands of Australian POWs were also sent to the Japanese home islands where they worked in factories and mines in generally harsh conditions.

 

The POWs held in camps at Ambon and Borneo suffered the highest death rates – 77% of those at Ambon died and few of the 2,500 Australian prisoners in Borneo survived - almost all killed by overwork and a series of death marches in 1945.

These meticulously crafted, fully etched, Commemorative Coins from The Bradford Mint pay tribute to the enormous sacrifice made by those who fought, fell or suffered horribly at the hands of an unforgiving enemy.

 

Strictly limited to a mintage of only 1,945 each, they are designed to celebrate the various stages leading up to the War in the Pacific and Australia’s pivotal part in that tortuous conflict.

 

Each of the six coins in the set  - of varying denominations and sizes  - is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is issued under the authority of Ascension Island and approved by Buckingham Palace.

 

The stunning set culminates with a spectacular 22-carat gold sovereign to signify the peace in the Pacific that is enjoyed by all 80-years later.

 

Call one of our Senior Coin Experts now on 02 9841 3324 to secure this celebration of the free-world’s hardest fought victory.