2019 $1 AlBr 'S' Counterstamp Uncirculated Carded Coin - Ben Hall

Description

Colonial Australia was dangerous, with roads and townships attracting renegades known as bushrangers. In 2019 history and coin enthusiasts in Sydney will enjoy the folklore of the Australian Bushranger as the travelling press attends the 2019 Sydney Royal Easter Show. With an exclusive 'S' for Sydney 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 'S' counterstamp coin features an illustration and story of 'Bold' Ben Hall, whose good looks and gallant daring won him public sympathy in New South Wales.

• 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
  
• 'S' counterstamp on coins' reverse
  
• Packaging features an illustration and story of the popular and gallant Ben Hall
  
• Coin's obverse features Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II effigy sculpted by Jody Clark
  
• Australian legal tender
  

NOMINAL SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination $1
Year 2019
Mark 'S' Counterstamp
Metal content AlBr
Mass 9.00 g
Diameter 25.00 mm
Finish Uncirculated
Maximum mintage 10.000
Packaging Coin in card
Obverse designer J. Clark
Reverse designer A. Stokic