2010 20c Coin - Australia Remembers - Lost Soldiers of Fromelles

This 2010 20 Cent Coin, Australia Remembers - Lost Soldiers of Fromelles, was released by the RAM in a large coin card.

It is the second coin in a series of seven "Australia Remembers" 20 cent coins. 

"The battle occurred in France on July 19-20 in 1916. Fromelles was a combined operation between British troops and the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). It would be the first occasion that the AIF saw action on the Western Front. The Australian War Memorial describes the battle as "the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history."

Known as Australia’s bloodiest day, during the 1916 battle the 5th Division suffered 5533 casualties. There was speculation for many years regarding the existence of an unmarked and forgotten mass grave near Fromelles, containing the remains of Allied soldiers killed during the battle and subsequently buried by the Germans."

Mintage: 37,848

Minor wear the cards with some scuffing to the capsules.