WOMEN IN WAR 2017 STAMP AND COIN COVER

During World War I many Australian women volunteered to serve the Australian Army as nurses, medical workers and ambulance drivers. Despite not being permitted to serve on the front line, their contribution to the war effort was enormously significant and essential to military medical service.

$1 Aluminium Bronze Coin

The coin is struck by The Perth Mint from aluminium bronze.

Official Australia Post Stamp

Affixed to the envelope is an official Australia Post $1 stamp. The stamp is postmarked for the first day of issue and the envelope includes Australia Post’s Seal of Authenticity.

Australian Legal Tender

The coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965. The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination and the 2017 year-date appear on the coin’s obverse.

Illustrated Presentation Packaging And Numbered Certificate

Each coin is housed in a presentation card featuring imagery from the First World War.