2008 HMAS Sydney II 1oz Silver Proof Dollar Coin

The HMAS Sydney II discovery along with the German raider HSK Kormoran has caused great interest in Australia. HMAS Sydney II was tragically lost in November 1941 in the Indian Ocean with its entire crew of 645, following a furious engagement with the German raider HSK Kormoran. The announcement by the Finding Sydney Foundation on the 16th March, that it has found the wreckage approx. 207KM off the Western Australian Coast. The HMAS Sydney II 1oz silver proof coin has a limited mintage of only 5,000 individual coins.