50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Villers-Bretonneux

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Villers-Bretonneux) - obverse50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Villers-Bretonneux) - reverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2018
Value 50 Cents
0.50 AUD = USD 0.33
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 15.55 g
Diameter 31.51 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
145794
References KM# 3466
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

WW1 The Western Front - Villers-Bretonneux offensive

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2018
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Depiction of four Australian Soldiers with machine gun in the trenches at Hill 104 on the Western Front in Villers-Bretonneux

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VILLERS - BRETONNEUX
HILL 104 1918
50
EL

Designer: E. Lewellen

Edge

12 Sided Smooth

50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Villers-Bretonneux) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint is producing a series of NCLT 50 cent coins to commemorate the Battles of the Western Front that Australian soldiers took a major part in during WW1. They are released on a coincard.


Australia Post also released this coin in a limited edition PNC (1,000 Copies)


This 2018 coin relates to the action on 24th April 1918 by Australian troops of the 13th & 15th Brigades who were rushed south from Belgium towards Amiens in France to make a highly successful night-time assault on the German positions to recapture the town of Villers-Bretonneux. From Villers-Bretonneux, the allies launched their own counter offensive which ultimately brought an end to the fighting on the Western Front.

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2018  13 652 $ 9.80 97% BU in Coincard
2018  1 000 3% BU in Limited Edition PNC

Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

Get this coin

No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.

Numista Rarity index: 72 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)