2018 Rascals & Ratbags Australia’s Convict Era 1788-1868 Four Coin $1 Mintmark & Privy Mark set Coloured This coin commemorates the outstanding

This coin commemorates the outstanding career of one of history’s most successful race horses

The Second World War took place from 1939 to 1945

After four long years of conflict

which occupied the township of Rabaul on 11 September

Mint - Royal Australian Mint

2018 Rascals & Ratbags Australia’s Convict Era 1788-1868 Four Coin $1 Mintmark & Privy Mark set Coloured This coin commemorates the outstandingBetween 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