2015 Australia 50¢ - Battle of the Coral Sea (1/2oz Silver) - BU
- Country: Australia
- Queen: Elizabeth II (1952-Date)
- Type: Non-Circulating Coin
- Years: 2014-2015
- Mint: Perth Mint - Australia
- Denomination: 50 Cents
- Currency: Australian Dollar (1966-Date)
- Composition: .999 Silver
- Diameter: 32mm
- Weight: 14.18g
- Edge: Reeded
- Mintage: 1,185,003
- Condition: Brilliant Uncirculated - BU
- Obverse: 4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
- Reverse: The coin’s reverse features a representation of the Southern Cross and the American flag with a naval ship sailing in the foreground
- Commemorative Issue: 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought during 4-8 May 1942. It was a major naval battle in the Pacific during World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.
Australian and American forces came together to defeat the widespread threat of the Japanese Imperial Navy and Army. Throughout much of the 1930s, the Japanese had expanded out from their home islands in a war that went largely unnoticed, or at least drew no reaction from most world powers.
Once the Japanese attacked the American Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a sleeping giant was awakened. The United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Army began a long-term island-hopping campaign that swept across the Pacific Ocean toward the home islands of Japan.
Lasting from 1941 until August 1945, the Americans combined with the Australians along the way to lead the Pacific Ocean region to freedom and safety, pushing the Japanese back and securing victory for the Allies.
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