2009 $1 Australia Post 200 Years PNC

Like red sentinels, posting boxes have stood guard on the streets of cities and towns in Australia for more than 150 years. In the nineteenth century, cast-iron posting boxes were generally manufactured at local foundries, although some models were imported from England. They were designed in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Typically, they were cylindrical, featured a decorative frieze and were topped by a device such as a crown.