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

Commemorative issue

Korean War

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 2016
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Five Australian Soldiers marching together.
A representation of the DMZ and the 38th Parallel in the background.
Coloured ribbons at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
NORTH
DEMARCATION LINE
38TH PARALLEL
SOUTH
KOREAN WAR

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

© brismike (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint issued this Pad Printed NCLT 50 cent coin as a tribute to those who served in the Korean War of 1950 to 1953. The coin features a colour print representing medal ribbons received following the conflict. Throughout the Cold War, Australia fought a series of conflicts to contain the spread of communism in the Pacific region. In June 1950, North Korea invaded the South, capturing Seoul and advancing on Pusan. Eventually, after many lives were lost on both sides, an armistice was signed and the DMZ (De-Militarised Zone) was formed as a barrier between North and South Korea.

This coin is part of the "Australians at War" 18 coin series that were 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

• Firearms
• War

• 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 - Greece)
• 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 - Malayan Emergency)
• 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Australians at War - Vietnam War)

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