Cobb & Co - Centenary of the Last Coach Service in Australia 2024 $1 Uncirculated Coin

The Coin Company is proud to present RAM Combo: RAM Combo: Cobb & Co - Centenary of the Last Coach Service in Australia 2024 $1 Uncirculated Coin by The Royal Australian Mint.

Cobb & Co - Centenary of the Last Coach Service in Australia 2024 $1 Uncirculated Coin

The last ever Cobb & Co coach service ended its final journey 100 years ago this year, leaving the name Cobb & Co firmly entrenchedin Australianfolklore. Founded in Victoria in 1853 at the height of the gold rushes, this horse-drawncoach service spread across Eastern Australia, contributingmuch to opening up the inland to travelers and new settlers.

At the height of the 1850s Victorian gold rush, four newly arrived Americans,Freeman Cobb and three colleagues,saw the opportunityto launch a transport business, using horse-drawncarriages like those in the American west. From that first journey in 1853, Cobb & Co coach routes crisscrossedEastern Australia,establishinga reputationfor speed and reliability.

Although railways progressivelyconnected major towns, Cobb & Co instead linked more distant communities.Horses needed to be changed every 15-25 kilometresat a network of waystations,often inns, directly contributingto the opening of rural Australia.Cobb& Co’s final journey came on 14 August 1924, ending the era of horse-drawntransport in Australia.The reason – the advent of reliable motor vehicles.

Features:

• Coin’s reverse design depicts a stylised scene of a Cobb & Co Coach and passengers as they are about to reach a station, designed by Ball
• Coin’s obverse features the obverse of His Majesty King Charles III designed by Dan Thorne
• Limited mintage of 37,500
• Australian legal tender
• Encapsulated coin in presentation card
• Australian legal tender