2019 $1 AlBr Uncirculated Carded Coin - Mutiny and Rebellion - The Rum Rebellion

Description

The so-called 'Rum Rebellion' was Australia's only successful military coup as well as a catalyst for the introduction of the rule of law in Australia. The dramatic events of 1808 when the New South Wales Corps overthrew Governor William Bligh are commemorated in this 2019 $1 AlBr uncirculated coin, appealing to history enthusiasts as well as coin collectors.

In January 1808, the New South Wales Corps left their barracks and marched to Government House to overthrow the Governor.

Governor William Bligh, who had already survived a notorious mutiny, was an ill-tempered and determined man. He had arrived in New South Wales to find the colony struggling, while the elite members of the New South Wales Corps had seized land and resources for themselves, trading in rum, among other goods.

Bligh attempted to break the "Rum Corps' stranglehold on the colony's economy, clashing with the ambitious and equally ill-tempered John Macarthur.

The conflict between Bligh and Macarthur eventually led to the events of 1808: the only time in Australia's history that a military coup has overthrown the government.

Ironically, the Rum Rebellion led to the collapse of the military's power and introduction of the rule of law in Australia.

• 2019 $1 AlBr uncirculated coin
  
• Reverse design reflects the historic clash of the Run Rebellion
  
• Obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II sculpted by lan Rank-Broadley
  
• Australian legal tender
  

NOMINAL SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination $1
Year 2019
Metal content AlBr
Mass 9.00 g
Diameter 25.00 mm
Finish Uncirculated
Maximum mintage 30 000
Packaging Coin in card
Obverse designer lan Rank-Broadley
Reverse designer A. Ball