1 Crown - Elizabeth II 1993

Weight

28.28 g

Diameter

38.6 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Copper-nickel

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled

Front design

Right facing uncouped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend and date around

Back design

WWII Warship HMAS Waterhen

Year of Minting

1993

Queen

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

Mint location

(PM) Pobjoy Mint , Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR · 1993 RDM PM Reverse: 1 CROWN WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II H.M.A.S. WATERHEN

Context

Launched on 26th March 1918 HMAS Waterhen was one of the most formidable destroyers in the Australian Royal Navy. Weighing in at 1,100 tons and bristling with firepower, the Waterhen packed 4 massive 4ft. guns and boasted 5 smaller guns with G 21 inch tubes. Throughout 1941 HMAS Waterhen had helped to keep open the lifeline of supplies to Tobruk. Under the command of Lieutenant Commander J. H. Swain, she was ferrying troops when she was attacked and disabled between 20:05 and 20:29 by German aircraft off Sidibarani in the Eastern Mediterra- nean on 30th June 1941. Whilst being towed to safety by another vessel in the fleet - The Defender - the Waterhen capsized and sunk. But although there were 134 people on board when The Waterhen was this battle-hardened bombed, campaigner of the Australian Royal Navy went down without a single casualty.

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0