{"product_id":"2025-2-80-years-on-remembering-the-second-world-war-c-mintmark-coloured-fine-silver-proof-coin","title":"2025 $2 80 Years On: Remembering the Second World War 'C' Mintmark Coloured Fine Silver Proof Coin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eUnfortunately, the First World War did not turn out to be the ‘war to end all wars’. Just over twenty years after it came to an end on 11 November 1918, another global conflict broke out. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNazi Germany’s invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 was the beginning of the Second World War – the deadliest and most destructive conflict in human history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Second World War brought the threat of hostile foreign powers closer to home than ever. Darwin and other areas of northern Australia were bombed by Japanese forces in 1942 and 1943, with the first and most damaging air raid in February 1942 killing over 250 civilians and service personnel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOn 2 September 1945, the war came to an end at last with Japan’s formal surrender, which followed Germany’s surrender in May that year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCommemorating the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Royal Australian Mint presents this 2025 $2 ‘C’ Mintmark Coloured Fine Silver Proof Coin. The coin’s reverse features a remembrance wreath, which comprises eight red poppies to represent the eight decades that have passed since the end of the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DISPATCH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Australian Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47386535624861,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/6209\/3213\/files\/73.png?v=1782038225","url":"https:\/\/shop.collectorslane.com.au\/products\/2025-2-80-years-on-remembering-the-second-world-war-c-mintmark-coloured-fine-silver-proof-coin","provider":"Collector's Lane Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}