2011 Famous Naval Battles - The Battle of Midway 1oz Silver Proof Coin

After Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy aimed to inflict another defeat on the United States. This time intintended 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

Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of the Cook Islands and comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity