Macquarie Mint in trouble over Anzac use
These guys produce all sorts of "collectable" stuff. Their coins are always only legal tender in Kiribati and not legal tender in Australia. I believe they give the Kiribati Government a kickback.
They were however dumb enough to think they could use the word Anzac and the Rising Sun logo without permission and will be in trouble.
I actually got a letter in the mail yesterday from them trying to sell it (I am not on their mailing list so I am presuming it was a mass mailout)
A VICTORIAN souvenir coin maker is under investigation for unauthorised use of the rising sun logo and the word Anzac.
THE Department of Defence and the Department of Veterans Affairs say they are investigating the use of these protected features on a Macquarie Mint coin and in related marketing material.
The "1915 Gallipoli Landing Centenary" coin is advertised as legal tender in the central pacific nation of Kiribati.
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