2009 $1 Australia Post 200 Years - Postman PNC Gold The outer panel of the

The outer panel of the coin depicts Banksia leaves and blossoms

Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog

has been a collector’s favourite at the World Money Fair in Berlin

Sydney truly is bursting with life and colour

METAL and WATER

2009 $1 Australia Post 200 Years - Postman PNC Gold The outer panel of theFormer convict Isaac Nichols was appointed the country's first postmaster on 25 April 1809. From an office in his Sydney home he took charge of all mail arriving in Sydney, and put an end to people fraudulently obtaining letters and parcels from incoming ships. According to Governor Macquarie, Nichols was a most zealous, active and useful man. Nichols continued as postmaster until his death in 1819.