Silver Coin and Badge for Centenary of Australian Submarines

Celebrating 100 years of silent Australian service is the Perth Mint’s 2014 Centenary of Australian Submarines Silver Coin & Replica Badge Set. Each proof quality coin is composed of one ounce of 99.9% pure silver.

This colored silver coin has a limited mintage of 3,000. Accompanying it is an enamel replica of the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service badge. Sets are priced at AUS $95.45, or US $89.17.

"On 24 May 1914, the Royal Australian Navy took delivery of its first submarines in Sydney, the two British-built E-class vessels HMAS AE1 and HMAS AE2, as part of a substantial upgrade of Australia’s fledgling naval fleet," describes the Perth Mint. "Today, the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service consists of six Collins-class submarines located at the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force Element Group Headquarters in Rockingham, Western Australia."

Australian submarines have proven an integral part of naval operations over the last few decades by conducting surveillance missions critical to Australian and ally interests.

Designs and Specifications 2014 Centenary of Australian Submarines Silver Coins

Offered on the reverse of the Centenary of Australian Submarines Silver Coin is the likeness of a single submarine. The vessel is shown cruising the blue waters of the ocean. The ocean is portrayed as breaking through two concentric circular rope features that are derived from the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service ship’s badge. The badge also served as inspiration for the dolphins and crown seen on the coin’s reverse.

Surrounding reverse inscriptions include ‘CENTENARY OF AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINES 1914-2014,’ the Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark and artist Wade Robinson’s initials of ‘WR.’

Struck as legal tender, these silver coins feature an obverse of Ian Rank-Broadley’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Inscribed around the portrait are ‘ELIZABETH II,’ "AUSTRALIA,’ ‘2014,’ ‘1 DOLLAR’ and ‘1 oz 999 SILVER.’

Adding to the uniqueness of the release and found three times on the edge of every coin are the words: ‘SILENT SERVICE’.

Specifications include a composition of 99.9% pure silver, a minimum gross weight of 31.135 grams, a diameter of 40.60 mm and a thickness of 4.00 mm.

Silver coins are presented in a Perth Mint display case which also includes the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service badge enamel replica. In addition, an illustrated shipper and numbered certificate of authenticity is added with each order.

Orders may be placed directly from The Perth Mint website at http://www.perthmint.com.au. An affiliate link to new Perth Mint silver coins follows:

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Additionally, the Perth Mint has published this video showing members of the Submarine Association of Australia celebrating the centennial and new silver coin and badge at HMAS Ovens, the Oberon class submarine on public exhibition in Fremantle.