 |
 |
|
Specifications |
| Issued |
2016 |
| Diameter |
28.4mm |
| Weight |
12g |
| Composition |
Outer: nickel-brass 76%
copper, 4% nickel, 20% zinc |
| Composition |
Inner: Cupro-nickel 75%
copper, 25% nickel |
| Obverse |
Jody
Clark |
| Reverse |
Tim Sharp/Uniform |
| Edge |
Milled |
| Inscription |
For King and
Country |
| Mintage |
9,550,000 |
|
|
| B.U pack |
C |
 |
| £10.00 |
L |
|
05/11/15 |
I |
| UK16W1BU |
C |
|
Sold 19,066 |
K |
|
|
Design
details:
To remember, the role and contribution of the Army in the WW1
In 1914, tensions in South East Europe would spill over into war; a
conflict that would engulf the rest of Europe, then the world. This was a
new kind of warfare, fought on an industrial scale by land, sea and air.
The tactics of the past were rendered obsolete by new technology and the
sheer scale of the combat. The British Army needed to swell its ranks, so
the call went out to enlist. To aid the recruitment drive, men were
permitted to serve alongside those they knew in Pals Battalions - friends,
neighbours and workmates serving side by side.
text source and credit the Royal Mint |
