2013 Kangaroo and Map Melbourne Stamp Expo 50c PNC

2013 Kangaroo and Map Melbourne Stamp Expo 50c PNC2013 marks the centenary of the first Australian Commonwealth stamp issue. Prior to 1913, the colonies had produced their own stamps for some 60 years, creating the rich philatelic heritage celebrated in our Colonial Heritage stamp series. Two designs were combined at the behest of Postmaster General Charles Frazer, and the resultant Kangaroo and Map design proved controversial: the king's head was absent, a kangaroo was adopted as a national symbol

sporting and literary achievements

the Aztec people were instructed by their god Huitzilopochtli to settle in a place where they would find an eagle devouring a snake while perched on a cactus

The British half crown from the early 1900s

The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was a coup d'état in the then-British penal colony of New South Wales

The background includes representations of water over which the dragon has control

is synonymous with the Australian outback

there is no additional box/packaging

The Man from Snowy River (1890)

The first Lunar coin to feature the official coinage portrait of His Majesty The King

and the wonder and sheer delight at seeing colour telly for the first time

The reverse design features a backdrop of line art or circuitry

This coin comes without any capsule/sleeve and is housed in a box which was issued by the Royal Australian Mint with a certificate of authenticity