{"product_id":"2022-50c-australian-signals-directorate-75th-anniversary-reveal-protect-carded-unc-coin","title":"2022 50c Australian Signals Directorate 75th Anniversary “Reveal \u0026 Protect” Carded UNC Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued by the Royal Australian Mint in 2022, this distinctive 50 cent coin commemorates the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e75th Anniversary of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and its role in Australian signals intelligence and cyber security.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design is particularly unusual among Australian commemorative coins, incorporating \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emultiple layers of cryptographic code\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e developed in collaboration with ASD experts. Collectors were challenged to decipher the coded elements of the design, ultimately revealing hidden messages connected with the organisation’s history and its enduring motto, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Reveal their secrets – Protect our own.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Australian Signals Directorate traces its origins to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1947\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when the Defence Signals Bureau was established following the Second World War. The coin marks 75 years of Australian signals intelligence through a design combining cryptography, binary-inspired imagery and modern communications themes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Royal Australian Mint illustrated card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the packaging continues the intelligence theme with historical imagery relating to Australian signals operations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Royal Australian Mint records a final mintage of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e49,750 coins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, against a maximum authorised mintage of 50,000.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 50 Cents\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Royal Australian Mint\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCommemoration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 75th Anniversary of the Australian Signals Directorate\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFinish:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Uncirculated\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMintage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 49,750\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original RAM card\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTheme:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Australian history, intelligence, cryptography \u0026amp; defence\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very different Australian commemorative issue, with the interactive code-breaking element making it particularly interesting for collectors of modern Australian decimal coins, military history and intelligence-related numismatics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Australian Numismatic Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47216607854694,"sku":"88612531054694","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/1686\/0006\/files\/CC9FF1A9-071C-43BE-BDE4-197F85A4DB5C.jpg?v=1789898973","url":"https:\/\/ancnumismatics.com.au\/products\/2022-50c-australian-signals-directorate-75th-anniversary-reveal-protect-carded-unc-coin","provider":"Australian Numismatic Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}