00:00The $1 gold coin celebrates the centenary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.
00:07Technical specialists who secure and relay critical communications, listen to and interfere with enemy transmissions,
00:14and provide cyber support for Australian Defence Force operations around the world.
00:19107,000 Australians have worn the uniform under the Signals banner.
00:25Coin designer Adam Ball has incorporated plenty of symbolism, including the Roman messenger god Mercury with his caduceus,
00:32a globe, and Latin motto Surtacito, sure and swift, while a background of Morse and binary code creates an encrypted message.
00:41More than 107,000 Australian men and women have pulled on the Jimmy badge,
00:46and how wonderful to see the Mint capture that badge in a different form under some remarkable artwork.
00:52Just 50,000 have been minted and since going on sale at 8.30am today, plenty have been snapped up.
01:00I think there is a lot of interest in this coin, particularly because the design is so intricate
01:06and it has that extra element of surprise with that Morse and binary code worked into the design.
01:13The Mint says this code is easier to crack than this one,
01:17a 50 cent piece released in 2022 to honour the Australian Signals Directorate, with four layers of encryption.
01:25So far though, even the Head of Corps is stumped.
01:28Have you cracked the hidden message?
01:30I have not, no.
01:32Brigadier Limmer says those who do, should get in touch.
01:36I think there's a great opportunity for someone who might be interested in seeing some of the secrets that we might have
01:42and how we do them, to come and join the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.
01:46Potential for a little to go a long way.
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