2018 Land - Sea - Air $5.00 Coloured Silver Proof Triangular Coin

DESCRIPTION

2018 Land - Sea - Air $5.00 Coloured Silver Proof Triangular Coin

HISTORY AND
SIGNIFICANCE
The Commonwealth Military Force and Commonwealth
Naval Force were established in 1901 by amalgamating
the state-based military forces that had previously
existed in each of the states. Both the Permanent Army
and the Citizen Military Forces existed for home
defence only, although the Australian Government
established the Royal Australian Navy in 1911 for
overseas service. At the outset of the First World War
(and again during the Second World War) the
Government raised the Australian Imperial Force
exclusively for overseas service, basing its recruitment
entirely on volunteers. The Australian Flying Corps
was established in 1912 and went on to become the
Royal Australian Air Force in 1921.
The Australian Military Forces were reorganised
following the Second World War. The Australian Regular
Army was formed in 1947 and was supported by the
reorganised Citizen Military Forces. This branch of the
Australian Defence Force subsequently went on to be
officially called the Australian Army. Having previously
operated independently from each other, in 1976,
each of the three services were grouped under a single
headquarters command known as the Australian
Defence Force.