50 Cents - Elizabeth II - Villers-Bretonneux Offensive - 4th Portrait, WWI The Western Front (2018)
Features
| Denomination | 50 Cents |
| Catalog Number | KM# 3466 |
| Weight (g) | 15.56 |
| Diameter (mm) | 31.51 |
| Thickness (mm) | 3 |
| Shape: | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Composition: | Copper-Nickel |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Currency Value (USD) | 0.36 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2018
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA. Date is placed below with date.
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2018
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA. Date is placed below with date.
Reverse
Engraved by E. Lewellen
Lettering:
VILLERS - BRETONNEUX
HILL 104 1918
50
EL
Description:
The reverse featuring Australian Soldiers during a meal time at a machine gun post of the 5th Machine Gun Battalion on the Western Front. The inscription identify theme with date of battle "VILLERS - BRETONNEUX" above, the Hill 104 that was the crest of this hill that the Germans wrested from the exhausted British troops in the early morning and from which they were driven the same night by the 13th and 15th Australian Brigades during the counter-attack by which the Australians recaptured Villers-Bretonneux, and drove back the Germans.
The designer's initials "EJ.L" in tiny letters left below.
VILLERS - BRETONNEUX
HILL 104 1918
50
EL
Description:
The reverse featuring Australian Soldiers during a meal time at a machine gun post of the 5th Machine Gun Battalion on the Western Front. The inscription identify theme with date of battle "VILLERS - BRETONNEUX" above, the Hill 104 that was the crest of this hill that the Germans wrested from the exhausted British troops in the early morning and from which they were driven the same night by the 13th and 15th Australian Brigades during the counter-attack by which the Australians recaptured Villers-Bretonneux, and drove back the Germans.
The designer's initials "EJ.L" in tiny letters left below.
Edge
Description:
Smooth
Smooth
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13,652 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Coincard | Unknown |
| 2018 | 1,000 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Limited Edition PNC | Unknown |