RSL Anzac Biscuits

Each year the RSL Australia National Office curates special limited edition ANZAC biscuit tins with unique designs. Inside each tin are the classic Anzac biscuits, a symbol of wartime resourcefulness and a treat enjoyed across generations. Many supporters of the RSL collect the tins and each year we receive numerous enquiries leading up to their release. A portion of the profit from the sale of the tins is donated back to the RSL to fund our work supporting the well-being of veterans and their families.

It is RSL Australia’s privilege to keep this tradition alive each year.

2025 Limited Edition Tins

In 2025, there were four distinct tin designs, honouring our history and commemorating the service and sacrifice of our service personnel.

Gallipoli Campaign - 1915 

Australian and New Zealand troops (the ANZACs) landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915, where they, along with other Commonwealth and Allied forces, held ground against almost impossible odds for eight months. The Gallipoli campaign aimed to secure a sea route to the Ottoman Empire but ended in a costly and protracted stalemate, with heavy casualties on both sides.  But amongst the ravines and gullies of that rugged battleground, the Anzac spirit was formed. It has become the benchmark for standards of courage, mateship and determination. Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that commemorates the contributions and sacrifices of all military personnel who fought in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations, and for their families.   

Images on this tin are sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection. Click the links below to learn more about each image:

Victory in the Pacific - 1945

On 7 May 1945, Germany surrendered, and the war in Europe was over. 8 May was declared VE (Victory in Europe) Day, but in Australia, the celebration was tempered as the war in the Pacific was still to be won. Australia still had troops fighting the Japanese in New Guinea, South East Asia and the Pacific and anxious families at home worried for their loved ones. Finally, Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945, and the Second World War was over. After nearly six years of conflict, loss, and privations, the pent-up emotions poured out as a flood as Australia celebrated freedom on VP Day. The cost of the war had been great. 39,657 Australians died, and 30,000 were taken prisoner, over 8,000 of whom died. 

Images on this tin are sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection. Click the links below to learn more about each image:

Gallipoli Campaign - Anzac Biscuit Tin 2025
Victory in the Pacific - Anzac Biscuit Tin 2025

British Commonwealth Occupations Force (BCOF) 1945-52

After rejoicing post-WWII, Australia supplied approximately 16,000 Army, Navy and Air Force personnel and equipment to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), a multi-nation force used in the Allied occupation of Japan. BCOF marked the first time Australians were involved in the military occupation of a sovereign nation which it had defeated at war.  The objective of BCOF was to enforce the terms of the unconditional surrender that had ended WWII, to maintain military control and supervise the demilitarisation and disposal of the remnants of Japan's war-making capacity.  Australia’s involvement in the Occupation of Japan continued until April 1952 when the Japanese Peace Treaty came into effect. The excitement of returning home for some was short lived as when the war broke out in Korea in 1950, many of the BCOF contingent were the first to be sent as part of the United Nations force.

Images on this tin are sourced from RSL Australia’s own collection and the Australian War Memorial collection. Click the links below to learn more about each image:

BCOF - Anzac Biscuit Tin 2025

Iraq War 2003 – 2009

On 20 March 2003, American, British and Australian troops under US leadership occupied Iraq. Their object was to locate and destroy suspected weapons of mass destruction.  Small but highly effective Australian Army, RAAF and RAN elements assisted the operation.  Within three weeks, Coalition Forces had seized Baghdad, and the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein was overthrown.  In July 2003, an Australian Army Training Team began to train Iraqi soldiers and in April 2005 the army deployed a Task Group to Southern Iraq to protect a Japanese engineer construction unit.  In mid-2008 Australia began to reduce its forces with the operational role subsequently ceasing on 31 July 2009.  Two Australian service personnel died in the conflict in Iraq.  

Images on this tin are sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection. Click the links below to learn more about each image:

Iraq War - Anzac Biscuit Tin

DID YOU KNOW?

You can support RSL year round purchasing RSL Anzac Biscuits with the RSL Logo on them.