2019 $1 Mutiny and Rebellion Eureka Stockade Uncirculated Coin

The Eureka flag evokes the birth of an egalitarian democracy in Australia. In 1854, a group of miners gathered behind a hastily-built stockade on the goldfields of Ballarat and raised their Eureka flag; bearing the Southern Cross constellation to symbolise their objection to unfair conditions imposed by the Victorian Government. Although their uprising was harshly quashed, their action under leader Peter Lalor eventually led to the democratic representation of the people in the government. Eureka is remembered today as a pivotal moment in Australia’s history.