April 12, 2024
MIDWAY Naval Battle 1942 Silver Coin Cook Islands 2011
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1 DOLLAR SILVER COIN "FAMOUS NAVAL BATTLES" - BATTLE OF MIDWAY 1942 - AUSTRALIA PERTH MINT 2011 THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY - 1942 PERTH MINT - COOK ISLANDS 2011 Here the final release of Great Naval Battles series that is a compelling series of five 1oz silver proof coins for those fascinated by the development of naval warfare. This fifth coin depics the Battle of Middle in 1942, one of the most crucial naval battle in the World War II. The coin’s reverse portrays USS Enterprise, a Yorktown class aircraft carrier. The design includes a coloured depiction of a US dive-bomber above the Japanese aircraft carrier, the Akagi. Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of the Cook Islands, the coin bears the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2011 year-date on its obverse. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY FIFTH RELEASE - BATTLE OF MIDWAY 1942The Battle of Midway (1942) was fought near the Pacific island of Midway, and is considered a turning point in the Second World War. After Pearl Harbour, the Japanese planned to capture Midway to use as an advance base and to entrap and destroy the US Pacific Fleet. Because of intelligence, the US Pacific Fleet surprised the Japanese forces, sinking the four Japanese carriers, while losing the USS Yorktown alone. After Midway, the Americans and their allies took
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