Coin, 24 July 2000

Physical description

$1 coin issued to commemorate the action one hundred years previously that resulted in the award of Australia's first Victoria Cross (VC), to Captain Neville Howse, the only medic to receive a VC.

Inscriptions & markings

Captain Neville Howse's name and the date of his action are struck on either side of the coin next to the image of the Victoria Cross.
The names of all Victoria Cross recipients to date of issue of the coin are listed on the presentation pack.

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