Item: Perth Mint Famous Naval Battles in History Series Cook Islands $1 1oz Silver Proof Coin - 2010 The Battle of Midway 1942 (5th Release)

Issue Mint: The Perth Mint

Legal Tender: Cook Islands $1

Mintage: 5,000

Material: 1 Troy oz 99.9% Silver

Condition: Brand New in original issue condition. Each coin is housed in a presentation display case and superbly illustrated shipper, accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Issue Price: $105.00

Release Month: March 2011

Theme Background:

After Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy aimed to inflict another defeat on the United States. This time it intended to take the US base on Midway Atoll with a strike force supported by four aircraft carriers, while the main body of its naval force lay in wait for the arrival of the depleted American Fleet. Thanks to US intelligence, however, Admiral Nimitz possessed details of Admiral Yamamoto’s plan.
On 4 June 1942, Japan’s strike force suddenly learned of the approaching US Fleet. Distracted with refuelling and redeploying aircraft, the Japanese carriers were attacked by US divebombers. All four Japanese carriers were sunk and the USS Yorktown was also a casualty.

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