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REMEMBRANCE DAY FRAMED SOVEREIGN SET

This simple and elegant Remembrance Day Sovereign Set, compiled by The
Perth Mint, contains a 1918 sovereign in a frame, with the moving
poem 'In Flanders Fields'. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month marks the end of the First World War, but has come to
symbolize a moment of respect for all who have served their countries
in periods of conflict.
The Flanders poppy grew profusely in the upturned earth of the trenches and
craters in the war zone. It also flowered in early spring in Turkey when
the Anzacs landed at Gallipoli. It was adopted as a symbol of
remembrance in 1921 after the end of the First World War, and sold as
a means of raising money to aid the victims of war.
Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian medical officer who served in France in
1915, and who later died in 1918 while on active service, wrote the
poem, 'In Flanders Fields'. The sovereign in this frame is struck from
22 carat gold (916.7 fine) and is graded VF-EF. It features the King
George V obverse and the famous St George and the dragon reverse.
The Perth Mint has compiled only 1,111 framed sets, in recognition of the
symbolic importance of the date. A unique piece that is full of
Australian history.

FANTASTIC ITEM TO HANG IN YOUR OFFICE / STUDY!!

$315.00AU

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