{"product_id":"2004-ned-kelly-legal-tender-collector-coloured-coin","title":"2004 Ned Kelly Legal Tender Collector Coloured Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAustralia's Most Famous Outlaw!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1854, Edward 'Ned' Kelly was the first son of an Irish Catholic couple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn his teens, Ned mustered cattle and broke in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehorses, but swiftly graduated to the crimes of cattle duffing and horse stealing. Accused of the attempted murder of a trooper in 1878, Ned and Dan Kelly found that a reward of £100 had been placed on their heads. Taking to the bush with Joe Byrne and Steve Hart, Ned and Dan saw the reward raised to £2,000 for each member of the Kelly Gang after the death of three troopers who had ambushed the men at Stringybark Creek.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter raids on Euroa and Jerilderie, the Kelly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGang's 'last stand \u003c\/span\u003etook place in Glenrowan, \u003cspan\u003ewhere they took 60 hostages in a hotel. Dan Kelly, Byrne and Hart were killed, with a wounded Ned arrested.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNed Kelly was sentenced to \u003cspan\u003edeath by Judge Redmond Barry. Despite protests from thousands of people, Ned was executed at Melbourne Gaol in 1880.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis limited edition pack contains a legal tender Cupro Nickel coin issued by the Cook Islands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNed Kelly pictures by permission of La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria and the National Library of Australia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDownie’s \u0026amp; Sherwood \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Downies Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59555051044945,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3999\/3169\/files\/NedKellyLegalTenderCollectorCoin-1.jpg?v=1779501268","url":"https:\/\/www.novacoins.com.au\/products\/2004-ned-kelly-legal-tender-collector-coloured-coin","provider":"Nova Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}