2003 Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 50c Coin and Token set
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2003 Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 50¢ Coin and Token set
50 Cent - Composition: Copper Nickel | Weight: 15.55g | Diameter: 31.51mm | Design: Weary Dunlop (1995)
Token - Composition: Aureate Bonded Steel | Weight: 12.80g | Diameter: 33.00mm | Design: AHS Centaur
Mintage: Unknown
This 50c was restruck specifically for this anniversary.
A fifty-cent coin commemorating the life and work of Colonel Edward “Weary” Dunlop was issued by the Royal Australian Mint in 1995.
Dunlop’s heroism as a medical officer among the prisoners of war forced to construct the Japanese army’s Burma railway is legendary. He confronted evil in the face of personal threat to life and limb, and in the face of debasement by those in positions of power.
Just what is the background to the coin contained in this folder?
The following description was taken from a PDF document found on the Australian Department of Defence website: "A limited edition of this coin was sold to the Corps Committee of the RAAMC, for commemorative issue as a coin and token set, on the occasion of the Centenary of the RAAMC in July 2003."
The following is the information used to describe the medallion in the folder, which also makes reference to the 1995-dated Weary Dunlop 50 cent: "The Royal Australian Mint issued this medal on the occasion of the national centenary celebrations of the RAAMC. It was issued as part of a limited edition coin and token set, with a reissue of the 1995 fifty- cent coin portraying Colonel “Weary” Dunlop (see above).
It was launched by Major General John Pearn on 4 July 2003 in Brisbane.
Struck in aureate bonded steel, the obverse of the medal shows the Corps badge and the reverse portrays His Majesty’s Australian Hospital Ship, Centaur, sunk by enemy action on 14 May 1943, off Brisbane."
The appearance of the coin certainly confirms that the 1995-dated dies for this coin were removed from RAM archives and re-deployed to strike a limited number of coins for inclusion in this folder. The fine detail has been sharply struck both sides, the surfaces of the coin both sides shimmer in the light when angled.
SKU: 16249
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