1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Unlikely Heroes - Horrie the Dog

Features

Commemorative issue

Unlikely Heroes Great and Small Series

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2015
IRB
1 DOLLAR

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Depiction of Horrie the Dog with Army Tents in the coloured background

Edge

7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)

© Mike Bentley

Comments

This NCLT Aluminium-bronze $1 colourised coin was released in a coincard by the RAM in 2015 as part of a six coin series of ANZAC themed Animals at War coins. Mintage to be confirmed but capped at 30,000.



This coin celebrates "Horrie" the dog, who had a distinctive bark used to warn the battalion that the enemy was approaching. He was given the service number EX1 and travelled to Greece, Crete, Palestine, and Syria before being smuggled back into Australia after the war.

See also

• Dogs and canids
• War

• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Unlikely Heroes - Blue Chequer Cock)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Unlikely Heroes - Feline Mascot HMAS Encounter)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Unlikely Heroes - Murphy the Donkey)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Unlikely Heroes - Sandy the War Horse)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Unlikely Heroes - Shake the Kangaroo)

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