1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Murphy the Donkey - 4th Portrait, Unlikely Heroes (2015)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 3021 |
| Weight (g) | 9 |
| Diameter (mm) | 25 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.5 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Aluminum-Bronze |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Currency Value (USD) | 0.72 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2015
1 DOLLAR
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. surrounded by the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II,” “AUSTRALIA, 2015,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2015
1 DOLLAR
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. surrounded by the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II,” “AUSTRALIA, 2015,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”
Reverse
Description:
The coin’s reverse portrays a depiction of Murphy the Donkey, known for carrying more than 300 wounded Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli in 1915 alongside stretcher-bearer John Simpson Kirkpatrick who used his it to carry injured soldiers from the frontline to the beach for evacuation during ANZAC operations during World War One with a vivid colored background of an artist's rendition of the landscape of war in print, to the side is the date of Gallipoli overlaid the cross.
The coin’s reverse portrays a depiction of Murphy the Donkey, known for carrying more than 300 wounded Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli in 1915 alongside stretcher-bearer John Simpson Kirkpatrick who used his it to carry injured soldiers from the frontline to the beach for evacuation during ANZAC operations during World War One with a vivid colored background of an artist's rendition of the landscape of war in print, to the side is the date of Gallipoli overlaid the cross.
Edge
Description:
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30,000 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Coincard | Unknown |
| 2015 | 10,805 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in PNC (Australia Post) | Unknown |
| 2015 | 100 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in PNC ANDA Melbourne Show | Unknown |
| 2015 | 150 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in PNC Canberra Philatelic Fair | Unknown |