2018 $1 Lieutenant General Sir John Monash PNC Silver - 1/2oz Proof/Antiqued 600 athletes and team officials

600 athletes and team officials from 70 nations and territories will converge on the Gold Coast for the XXI Commonwealth Games

with the echidna appearing on Australia’s 5c piece since the inception of decimal currency in 1966

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featuring 18 sports and seven para-sports

2018 $1 Lieutenant General Sir John Monash PNC Silver - 1/2oz Proof/Antiqued 600 athletes and team officialsSir John Monash (1865 1931) is remembered as a great tactician, with a formidable intellect and will. At the outbreak of the Great War, he commanded the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force, first at Gallipoli and then on the Western Front. His prodigious military talent recognised Monash, as lieutenant general and was appointed commander of the Australian Corps. Following the signing of the Armistice, Monash by then Sir John Monash