2015 Australians at War - Tobruk 50 cent Uncirculated Decimal Coin Silver alongside the introduction of the

alongside the introduction of the metric system

The new coin design resembles a police badge

commemorating the 50th anniversary of the introduction of decimal currency

The music of AC/DC has entertained Australians far and wide as this hard-working band gigged relentlessly across the nation after forming in the early 1970s

These are circulated finished coins

2015 Australians at War - Tobruk 50 cent Uncirculated Decimal Coin Silver alongside the introduction of theIn 1941, Australian and Allied forces sought to defend Egypt and the Suez Canal from the German and Italian Axis forces. To achieve this, it was vital that the Allies hold the fortified port of Tobruk on the Libyan coast. Not only would this delay the Axis advance, but would also force their troops to carry the many supplies overland across 1500 kilometres of desert. British and Commonwealth forces successfully captured the Tobruk fortress and held it