2018 Rascals & Ratbags Australia’s Convict Era 1788-1868 Four Coin $1 Mintmark & Privy Mark set Coloured This mint bag is sold

This mint bag is sold as is

issued to honour all those who have served the Australian people in times of conflict

shillings and pence

but their radio had failed

taking in Broken Hill

2018 Rascals & Ratbags Australia’s Convict Era 1788-1868 Four Coin $1 Mintmark & Privy Mark set Coloured This mint bag is soldBetween 1788 and 1868, 162 000 convicts arrived in Australia. Some were hardened criminals, whilst others were victims of poverty and desperation, or political rebels. From a hard life of labour, symbolised by the Broad Arrow and the chain which is featured in the coin design, many convicts went on to gain their freedom and make new lives in Australia. Some went on to build extraordinary lives of fame, fortune or infamy, and the packaging of these