Australian Shilling, 1942
Nothing very exciting on this one really, except that it is old and not in circulation. George Kruger-Grey designed the reverse from the champion merino ram at the Sydney Sheep Show in 1933. In the Myatt/Hanley book Australian Coins, Notes & Medals the ram is named as Burrabogie OI from near Hay in NSW and was owned by Mr A A Neilson Mills. In the April 1991 Australian Coin Review, Mick Vort Ronald names the ram as Uardry 0.1 (Hallmark) but as being from the same owners. I have no idea why they chose the Merino Ram as the obverse image. Anyway, Merino Rams were/are priced for its very thick wool.
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