2017 Women in War - Century of Service Stamp and Coin Cover PNC

The Perth Mint and Australia Post are pleased to present this stamp and coin cover celebrating the contribution of Australian women during the First World War.

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.

The coin’s reverse depicts a representation of a nurse holding a soldier’s hand as he lies on a stretcher. In her other hand she is holding a lantern.

Affixed to the envelope is an official Australia Post $1.00 stamp. The stamp is postmarked for the first day of issue and the envelope includes Australia Post’s Seal of Authenticity.