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Perth
Mint has struck a special medallion to commemorate HMAS
Anzac’s involvement in Iraq.
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HMAS
Anzac’s involvement in the Iraq conflict has been commemorated
in an unusual way by the Perth Mint.
The Mint has struck 200 commemorative medallions for Anzac’s
crew.
The medallions are made from the brass casings of 127mm high explosive
naval shells, fired by the ship in support of the British assault
on Al Faw Peninsula.
The shell casings were initially melted and rolled into strips
by the Fremantle Foundry and Engineering Company.
The frigate Anzac, which is based at Fleet Base West, Garden Island,
Western Australia, is the first Royal Australian Navy vessel to
have fired her main armament in anger since the Vietnam war.
The medallion project was the brainchild of Anzac’s Gunnery
Officer, LCDR Ivan Ingham and his son Harry, who collaborated
with the artists in the Mint’s studio to conceive the medallion
design.
