WADE’ S PICK
STAFF PICKS
“ I feel proud to have my initials on a product that can easily last long after I have passed. My great, great grandchildren could pick up one of my coins and see that I had helped create it."
— Wade Robinson on the lasting legacy of coin design
One of Wade ' s favourite coins from The Anzac Spirit 100th Anniversary Coin Series, the Baptism of Fire coin released in 2015. It depicts the Anzac soldiers as they battled to scale the cliffs above Anzac Cove, and features the inscriptions PRIDE • RESPECT • GRATITUDE •' on the coin ' s rim.
“ It is difficult to pick just one after being involved with so many projects. For this coin, the scene is designed to come from a low-angle viewpoint reflecting the soldiers’ perspective as they climbed the mountainside under rifle fire. I used the high relief strike to show the depth of the design, with the details of the mountainside sinking into the background. Applying forced perspective to the design was challenging, but essential to the coin ' s storytelling."
Produced in association with the Australian War Memorial.
COIN INFORMATION The Anzac Spirit- Baptism of Fire 2015 2oz Gold Proof High Relief Coin
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