{"product_id":"2026-20c-service-amid-strife-womens-services-coloured-uncirculated-coin-stamp-cover-pnc","title":"2026 20c Service Amid Strife - Women's Services Coloured Uncirculated Coin \u0026 Stamp Cover PNC","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e2026 20c Service Amid Strife - Women's Services Coloured Uncirculated Coin and Stamp Cover PNC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAustralian women's auxilary services were established in 1941, starting with the Women's Auxilary Air Force (WAAAF), which was formed in March.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBy the war's end it was the largest of the Australian women's services, with almost 27,000 women having served. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt first, WAAAF members served as telegraphists, but they went on to be employed as aircraft ground staff and mechanics, and in administration, radar and signals, stores and maintenance, and kitchens and messes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) was formed in April 1941 due to a shortage of telegraphists in the Navy. Initially, only 14 women were employed at HMAS Harman near Canberra, but by the end of the war more than 3,000 women had enlisted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn August 1941, the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) was formed to release more Army men for service overseas; 24,000 women ultimately enlisted. The AWAS was the only non-medical women's service to send personnel overseas, with members serving in Dutch and Australian New Guinea in 1944 and 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe three women's services were disbanded after the war, but were reconstituted in the 1950s. Separate services for women were ultimately disbanded in the 1980s. From that time to the present, the three services have gradually opened all roles to women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis 2026 20c Coloured Uncirculated Coin commemorates the significant milestone in Australian military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe coins reverse features a design by the Mint's Aaron Baggio, commemorating the three women's services formed in 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eColour print on coin reverse inspired by the uniform of the WAAAF, the first and largest of the women's services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Coin obverse features the Daniel Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStruck to the Mint's uncirculated finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued as Australian legal tender, the uncirculated aluminium bronze coin is housed in a beautifully designed card with a circular window revealing the coin's reverse and obverse designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the obverse, the coin bears the Dan Thomas effigy of His Majesty King Charles III and monetary domination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFixed to the envelope is an official Australia Post stamp which is post marked First Day of Issue and the envelope includes Australia Post's Seal of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePostmarked 6 July 2026, Canberra ACT 2601\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenomination :       $1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMetal :                     Aluminium Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight :                  13.50 gms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter :               30.70 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMintage :                 6,000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralia Post Seal of Authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSerial Numbers will vary. Pictures for illustration only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Royal Australian Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51974110085441,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0854\/0219\/0145\/files\/2026_20c_Service_Amide_Strife_Women_PNC_Front.jpg?v=1784008303","url":"https:\/\/coincity.com.au\/products\/2026-20c-service-amid-strife-womens-services-coloured-uncirculated-coin-stamp-cover-pnc","provider":"Coin City","version":"1.0","type":"link"}