50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australians at War - Greece

Commemorative issue

Greece

Series: Australians at War

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2015
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Depiction of an Australian Soldier in a trench firing a machine Gun. Standing behind him is an ancient Greek Soldier holding a Sword and Shield

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
1941
GREECE

Designer: Elizabeth Llewellen

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

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Mint

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint issued this NCLT 50 cent coin as a tribute to those who served in Greece in WW2. In 1941, Germany had great fears of Greece becoming a British ally, which would jeopardise Germany’s access to the Romanian oilfields. Greece was subsequently invaded by Germany in order to protect its interests. Although the risks of defending Greece were apparent, British, Australian and New Zealand soldiers were sent there in March to help defend a country that would soon be vulnerable.

This coin is part of the "Australians at War" 18 coin series being issued individually. Six coins were issued in 2014, Six in 2015 and the final Six in 2016.

All of the coins were issued in individual credit card sized coincards.

See also

• War
• Cold weapons
• Firearms

• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Australian Flying Corps)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Boer War)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Battle of Cocos Islands)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Gallipoli Campaign)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - German New Guinea)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - The Western Front)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Crete)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - El Alamein)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Empire Air Training Scheme)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Tobruk)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - War in the Pacific)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Afghanistan)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Gulf Wars)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Indonesian Confrontation)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Korean War)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Malayan Emergency)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Vietnam War)

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