2009 $1 Land Series Bilby Coloured Uncirculated Coin Silver - $1 $2 50c Proof Posing elegantly on the 10c

Posing elegantly on the 10c coin is his depiction of the Superb Lyrebird

sharp-witted and charming

the much-loved father of Her Majesty the Queen

whose stories have shaped Australia as a nation

the Rabbit crossed the river by nimbly jumping from stone to stone

2009 $1 Land Series Bilby Coloured Uncirculated Coin Silver - $1 $2 50c Proof Posing elegantly on the 10cThe Bilby is a type of bandicoot, with soft greyish fur, large ears and a black, white tipped tail. They can be found in mulga shrublands and spinifex grasslands from south west Queensland to the northern parts of Western Australia. Bilbies eat a specialised diet of seeds, insects, bulbs, fruit and fungi. Bilbies live in burrows and have poor eyesight but have an excellent sense of smell for finding food. These small marsupials are slowly becoming