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

The design is surrounded by the words 90th ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WORLD WAR I 1918-2008 and a representation of the 1904 Rising Sun badge featuring a scroll inscribed with the words AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES

Sydney truly is bursting with life and colour

he commanded the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force

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.