Featured Australia Interest Coin

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  1. Brubaker50

    Brubaker50 Well-Known Member

    Found this old 1912 Australian coin looking closer I can see a person's name engraved possible for 1st world war .Anyone come across these of can tell me a bit about it . 20250813_204033.jpg
     
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  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Love token maybe?
     
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  4. daveydempsey

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    The 12th Light Horse Regiment was a mounted unit of the Australian Army
    It was raised in NSW service during WWI. After fighting at Gallipoli as reinforcements, the regiment served in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns.
     
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  6. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Edwards-6355
    John James Edwards (1893 - 1983)
    Born 1 Jan 1893 in Dundas, New South Wales, Australia
    Died 14 May 1983 at age 90 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

    https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=89187
    Regimental number 129
    Place of birth Dundas, New South Wales
    Religion Presbyterian
    Occupation Modeller
    Address Edward Street, Beecroft, New South Wales
    Marital status Single
    Age at embarkation 22
    Next of kin Mother, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Edwards, Edward Stret, Beecroft, New South Wales
    Enlistment date 18 January 1915
    Rank on enlistment Private
    Unit name 12th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
    AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/17/1
    Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 13 June 1915
    Rank from Nominal Roll Private
    Unit from Nominal Roll 12th Light Horse Regiment
    Fate Returned to Australia 9 July 1919
    Other details
    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/RCDIG1066995/bundled/RCDIG1066995.pdf
     

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    Seems to be a
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    I think you can still vaguely see the 'one penny' text
     

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  8. Brubaker50

    Brubaker50 Well-Known Member

    Thanks for all the replies interesting bit of history to those that gave their all especially Australia.
     
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