Australian 50 cents (World War II Remembrance)
Fifty Australian Cents (WW2 Remembrance) Coin's year-2005 Country- Australia Year of mintage-2005 Type-Circulating commemorative coin Hi friends, this is my Australian 50 cents coin. This coin was released in the year 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the world war II. This dodecagonal (12 sides) coin really huge with a diameter of 31.5 mm. The thickness is 2.55mm. This coin is quite heavy with a weight of 15.55g. I love this coin as it has a very beautiful design. The obverse side has the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing the right side. The reverse side has soldiers and a military cemetery scene and has the lettering- World War 1939-1945 Remembrance on the top and Fifty cents on the bottom. This coin reminds me of the darkest days of humanity. The casualties, bloodshed, screams, children getting orphaned, women getting widowed during the war symbolizes how greedy we fellow beings are. When I got this coin in my 5th grade from my frien