On 25 April 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops came ashore on Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula as part of a wider British effort to seize control of the Dardanelles straits. After landing, the fighting ground to a stalemate, with Turkish forces holding the ridges of the precipitous terrain for the entire eight-month campaign. Maximum mintage 50,000.
On 25 April 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops came ashore on Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula as part of a wider British effort to seize control of the Dardanelles straits. After landing, the fighting ground to a stalemate, with Turkish forces holding the ridges of the precipitous terrain for the entire eight-month campaign. Maximum mintage 50,000.