Posted on 09/01/2022 7:39:22 PM PDT by algore
Your spy skills could soon be put to the test by a new 50-cent coin covered in secret, coded messages.
The limited-edition commemorative coin will be released on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the nation's foreign intelligence cybersecurity agency, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).
While the coin is not intended for circulation, 50,000 specialty coins will be available for purchase from the Royal Australian Mint, each featuring four levels of coded messages to crack.
ASD director-general Rachel Noble said the coin celebrated the work of the agency's members and the evolution of code-breaking.
"Back in World War II, our people, military and civilian, and mostly women … used pencil and paper to decode Japanese military codes, and then re-encode them to send them out to the allies to let them know where Japanese war fighters were," she said.
"We have used that part of our history in different layers, which represent the progress of encryption and technology through our 75 years."
The coin serves a larger purpose than just being a fun puzzle to solve, with Ms Noble saying those who crack the codes could be "pretty well placed" to get a job at the ASD.
Be sure to drink your Ovaltine
A crummy commercial?
I don’t know how anyone else feels but I am starting to distrust and hate the spook agencies of the West. They are primarily focusing there eyes and efforts inward to spy on, harass, and attack their own citizens.
A crummy commercial?
Yes, yes, they’re busily spying on us, but that’s a very clever coin.
Better image with magnifier here:
“Get your jab!”
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