1941 SERVICE AMID STRIFE AUSTRALIA IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR GREECE & CRETE

1941 SERVICE AMID STRIFE AUSTRALIA IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR GREECE AND CRETE COIN

The Greece and Crete design focuses on the German aerial assault in Crete. Junkers planes fly in formation above and German parachutes descend through the sky. The central focus of the design is an Australian Army soldier who mans an anti-aircraft gun pointing up towards the enemy advancement. The soldier is shown atop a structure inspired by Minoan columns, an architectural feature local to the island of Crete. A horizontal line of standing figures represents those injured, fighting and lost in this conflict. Blue and white colour print represents the stripes on the Greek flag.