50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 1917 The Grim Path Back) 2017 front 50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 1917 The Grim Path Back) 2017 back
50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 1917 The Grim Path Back) 2017 photo
© Perth Mint

50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 1917 The Grim Path Back

2017 year
Silver (.999) (Pad Printed) 15.591 g 32.6 mm
Description
Issuer
Australia
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2017
Value
50 Cents 0.50 AUD = USD 0.34
Currency
Dollar (1966-date)
Composition
Silver (.999) (Pad Printed)
Weight
15.591 g
Diameter
32.6 mm
Thickness
3.1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#214290
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

An Australian field artillery brigade traversing along a duckboard track amid the devastation of Chateau Wood during the Third Battle of Ypres.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1917 - THE GRIM PATH BACK
P

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The Perth Mint issued three half-ounce coloured silver proof 50c coins each year between 2014 and 2018 to make a 15-coin collection called the 2014-2018 15-Coin ANZAC Spirit 100th Anniversary ½oz 50c Series. This was the first coin in the fourth set of 3 coins issued in 2017.

This image depicts the full set of 15 coins.