2010 $1 Burke & Wills 150 Years PNC PNCs - 30c It has been skilfully crafted

It has been skilfully crafted to produce a coin of beauty with a historic significance that is ensured by reference to coins in the National Coin Collection at the Royal Australian Mint

With 32 wins in Australia's most famous race at Mount Panorama

The adult male Ulysses is drawn to bright blue colours and can see them from up to 30 metres away

in open grasslands

The inscription SUMMER and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark are also incorporated into the design

2010 $1 Burke & Wills 150 Years PNC PNCs - 30c It has been skilfully craftedOn 20 August 1860, the Burke and Wills expedition left Melbourne for the Gulf of Carpentaria. While the explorers reached the Gulf, the expedition ended in tragedy. In June 1861 the two men died on Coopers Creek. Following their deaths, Burke and Wills were lauded as heroes, and they are still remembered today.