2015 Australians at War - Tobruk 50 cent Uncirculated Decimal Coin Silver A simple blanket and bandages

A simple blanket and bandages gave Murphy a saddle and a bridle

The set is displayed in a Possum Magic display folder

alongside the introduction of the metric system

Headlining the set is a beautifully designed $2 coin

and with the outbreak of WW1 served in the British Ministry of Munitions

2015 Australians at War - Tobruk 50 cent Uncirculated Decimal Coin Silver A simple blanket and bandagesIn 1941, Australian and Allied forces sought to defend Egypt and the Suez Canal from the German and Italian Axis forces. To achieve this, it was vital that the Allies hold the fortified port of Tobruk on the Libyan coast. Not only would this delay the Axis advance, but would also force their troops to carry the many supplies overland across 1500 kilometres of desert. British and Commonwealth forces successfully captured the Tobruk fortress and held it