Let us not forget the Buddhist monk who asked the hot dog vendor to “Make me one with everything.” The vendor complied and the monk handed over a twenty. The vendor put the bill in the till. When the monk asked for his change, the vendor replied “change comes from within.”
I honestly thought it was a joke, but apparently Bluey is a cartoon character from a nationally famous Australian cartoon show, and the coin does have Chuck on the back, along with “Australia” and the year of issue. Those crazy Aussies apparently don’t take themselves very seriously!
Although the 2024 Canadian quarter featuring Chuck is only slightly more serious, with a moose on the front:
The dollar is a fine thing, though, featuring a noble loon:
They should lose tampon man and have the loon and moose, front and back.
Actually, it’s a caribou.
Does the caribou have a name?
The bison on the U.S. “buffalo nickel” was based on a captive bison named Black Diamond.
Yes, a caribou, thank you, but apparently a generic caribou. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, “the caribou design was created by Canadian artist Emanuel Hahn and was first used in 1937”. It’s been briefly replaced by other designs on a few special occasions, like Canada’s centennial in 1967.
When the Canadians come to their senses and have a Norwegian Wolfhound on their coinage get back to me. Then we’ll have nobility and regality.
My admiration for Australia only increases.
I agree, but did you mean Norwegian Elkhound? Sadly, that’s the national dog of Norway and would never appear on Canadian coins or currency.
But, while Canada has no official national dog, five breeds are recognized by the Canadian Kennel Club as distinctively Canadian: the Tahltan bear dog, the Canadian Inuit dog, the Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever, the Newfoundland dog, and the Labrador retriever.
Due to the Royal Canadian Mint apparently being cat lovers, none of these noble canines have ever appeared on Canadian coinage, although two – the Tahltan bear dog (which sadly went extinct around 1970-1980) and the Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever, have appeared on stamps.
Based on Charles’ support for homeopathy, a special 1/100,000,000,000 cent coin should be issued bearing his image. it’d be for really big-ticket items like yachts and country estates.
How about moose and squirrel, to go along with Australia’s Bluey coins?
Frostbite Falls is in Minnesota. We’d have to have Dudley Do-Right and Nell. Or perhaps Snidely Whiplash.
Moose and squirrel on one side, Dudley Do-Right on the other.
Given Australian’s penchant for slang based on shortening words (mozzie, brekky, sunnies) the Bluey is perfect.
Bluey is BIG business, it would seem, in the US as well:
They are? The only cat I can recall being on Canadian coins was on one of the centennial coins in 1967. It was a mountain lion.
I’ve found a few Charles coins in my pocket change. Sadly, no cartoon dogs on them, just the usual designs.
Of course, Rangifer tarandus. Also called reindeer.
I once gave my wife a ten dollar Canadian coin with a Smilodon on it but it was never issued for general circulation.
A lynx.
Be happy you didn’t try to put it in a washer or a dryer. LOL
My SiL travels extensively, and I have a collection of coins that she’s give to me from numerous different countries. Unfortunately, one slipped into the pile of quarters I had and jammed one of the washers. 
I was just being silly. The implication being that anyone who isn’t a devoted dog lover must be a cat lover! 