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This is the 2017 BU issue with a mintage of 573. During the Battle of the Somme in August 1916, Chavasse tended the wounded under heavy fire, saving at least 20 lives, for which he was subsequently awarded the highest military honour, the Victoria Cross. On 2 August 1917, during the Third Battle of Ypres, popularly known as Passchendaele, Chavasse was gravely wounded by shellfire but continued to care for other casualties. He was taken to a ‘Casualty Clearing Station’ where he died on 4 August, aged 32. For his bravery, Captain Chavasse was posthumously awarded a Bar to his Victoria Cross, the only man to receive this double honour during the First World War. The fourth of six sets of £5 coins issued between 2014 and 2018, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the First World War. This issue was part of the 6-coin set released in 2017, remembering the Stories of The First World War and was also struck in gold proof. Issue limit: 1,917 ©The Royal Mint, 2017
75th Anniversary of VE Day
2020 · £2
