Australian Services Nurses Commemorative Coin

by CoinNews on April 24, 2009

in Australian Coins, Coin Images, CoinNews, Commemorative Coins, Royal Australian Mint, World Coins

Australian Services Nurses Commemorative CoinIn the first release from the new Australia Remembers series, the Royal Australian Mint has introduced the Australian Services Nurses 20c Uncirculated Coin.

The commemorative coin design, by W. Pietranik, portrays a wounded "Aussie Digger" (Australian soldier) comforted and nursed back to health.

Military nursing in Australia was established in 1899. In January 1900 fourteen nurses set off from Sydney for the Boer War. Australian Services Nurses have since served in both world wars...

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