2008 $1 Land Series Wombat Coloured Uncirculated Coin

A stout, sturdy marsupial with a large blunt head, short muscular neck and stubby powerful legs, the Wallaby is commonly found in forested areas of South Eastern Australia. Wombats graze on native grasses, sedges, herbs, bark and roots. Nicknamed ‘Bulldozers of the Bush’, wombats are great diggers and can move most things in their path, including farmer’s fences. Female wombat pouches face backwards, so when they dig, their young are protected from debris.