2019 $1 AlBr 'M' Counterstamp Uncirculated Carded Coin - 'Mad Dog' Morgan

Description

Colonial Australia was dangerous, with roads and townships attracting renegades known as bushrangers. In 2019 history buffs and coin enthusiasts in Melbourne will enjoy the folklore of the Australian Bushranger as the traveling press attends the 2019 Royal Melbourne Show. With an exclusive 'M' for Melbourne counterstamp, this coin will be a sought-after variant to our popular visitor press coin.

As Australia's colonies developed, bushrangers roamed the roads and townships: the scourge of police and troopers who struggled to uphold the law in the expanding settlements. The bushrangers came from a range of backgrounds: some were anti-establishment heroes to the common people, some were forced into a life of crime; many were violent career criminals. Although bushrangers were feared, they also sparked a legacy of art and folklore, and helped to create the myth of the Australian 'larrikin'.

In 2019 the Royal Australian Mint features the Bold, the Bad and the Ugly bushrangers on its suite of counterstamp coins, exclusive to its 2019 Roadshow. The packaging of this 'M' counterstamp coin features an illustration and the story of the nefarious Daniel 'Mad Dog' Morgan, one of Australia's most violent and feared bushrangers.

• The second of a three-year theme of Colonial Australia
  
• Coins' reverse depicts a scene of the classic Australian bushranger and the brave colonial trooper, reflecting the drama and action of the time
  
• 'M' counterstamp, exclusive to Melbourne
  
• Packaging features an illustration and the story of fearsome and violent bushranger 'Mad Dog Morgan'
  
• Coin's obverse features Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II effigy sculpted by Jody Clark
  
• Australian legal tender

NOMINAL SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination $1
Year 2019
Mark 'M' Counterstamp
Metal content AlBr
Mass 9.00 g
Diameter 25.00 mm
Finish Uncirculated
Maximum mintage Unlimited
Packaging Coin in card
Obverse designer J. Clark
Reverse designer A. Stokic