2017 $1 A War Close To Home Uncirculated 4 Coin Set Gold - Proof Set or Golden Jubilee

or Golden Jubilee

The reverse of the coin depicts a rooster

The Mahogany Glider thought to be extinct for over 100 years until its rediscovery in far north Queensland

yet powerful image of a Red in mid flight

The nine Australian pennies found in this collection depict the iconic events and key players in Cook’s Voyages of Discovery from 1768 to 1770

2017 $1 A War Close To Home Uncirculated 4 Coin Set Gold - Proof Set or Golden JubileeAustralia spent the first years of the Second World War fighting alongside British forces in Europe, North Africa and in the Mediterranean. However, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941 and subsequent advances throughout the Asia Pacific region brought the war closer to home. The fall of Singapore, bombing of Darwin and submarine attacks in Sydney Harbour in 1942 instilled fears that the Australian mainland faced a Japanese invasion.