2025 Aussie Big Things 2 The Big Merino $1 Coin Postal Numismatic Cover
2025 Aussie Big Things The Merino $1 Coin Postal Numismatic Cover
The Big Merino, the world's biggest merino sheep, stands three storeys and 15.2 metres high, close to the southern Hume Highway interchange at Goulburn, New South Wales, on the traditional lands of the Gundungurra people.
The impressive monument was constructed in 1985 by Adelaide builder Glenn Senner and modelled on a local stud ram named Rambo. The original steel frame was covered and shaped with wire mesh then sprayed and detailed in reinforced concrete.
The Big Merino is a fitting tribute to Goulburn, which boasts to being the "Fine Wool Capital of the World". Inside the giant ram is an exhibition on the history of wool in Australia and next door is a gift shop selling wool-related and other products. Today the Big Merino is one of Goulburn's favourite tourist attractions.
Coin details
- Release year: 2025
- Mint: Royal Australian Mint
- Metal: AlBr
- Mintage: Unlimited
- Denomination: $1
- Weight: 9 g
- Diameter: 25 mm
- Finish: Uncirculated