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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Battle For Hamel

Issuer Central Bank of Solomon Islands
Year 2018
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Currency Dollar (1977-date)
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse lettering FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY 1918 BATTLE FOR HAMEL
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The Battle of Hamel, fought on 4 July 1918, was a meticulously planned set-piece assault commanded by Australian General John Monash that overran German positions near Villers-Bretonneux in just 93 minutes — well under the two-hour supply drop schedule. Monash's insistence on coordinating infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft as a single system made it a tactical template studied by Allied commanders for the remainder of the war.

The 2018 date marks the centenary of the action.

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