2013 50c 100 Years of Commonwealth Stamps Uncirculated Coin Silver - 2oz Bullion 9% silver – Black Proof

9% silver – Black Proof quality

The imposing XE with its striking green livery benefited from some new technical freedoms

creating a uniquely Australian and simply adorable numismatic memento

Convict labour became not only a tool for discipline and reform but also for colonial advancement

the gods' ornate headdresses and neckpieces

2013 50c 100 Years of Commonwealth Stamps Uncirculated Coin Silver - 2oz Bullion 9% silver – Black ProofAustralias first national stamp issue had a troubled beginning. A decade after the federation of Australias six colonies, the Postmaster Generals Department sought designs to grace the new nations first stamps, which would in time replace Australias colonial state stamp issues. After more than a year of submissions and political debate, the Kangaroo and Map postage stamps were finally released in 1913.