2018 $1 Convict Past PNC Gold His dangerous exploits have passed

His dangerous exploits have passed into Australian legend

to the just plain quirky

this coin is struck from 1oz of 99

which was covered in bony armour

This stamp issue commemorates the 150th anniversary of the end of convict transportation

2018 $1 Convict Past PNC Gold His dangerous exploits have passedOn 9 January 1868, the arrival of the convict ship Hougoumont in Fremantle marked the end of penal transportation to Australia, which had begun with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. Over eight decades, some 806 ships had transported around 165,000 convicts to their fate in the Australian colonies. This stamp issue commemorates the 150th anniversary of the end of convict transportation. Convict labour became not only a tool for discipline and