2009 $1 Stargazing The Southern Skies PNC Gold - Kangaroo At Sunset thousands of Muslim immigrants from

thousands of Muslim immigrants from Afghanistan

on the reverse of the 50c coin

often include a performer holding a rod with a coloured sphere representing the pearl which is 'chased' by the dragon

As valuable metal emerged from Australian soil

An icon of Australian motor racing

2009 $1 Stargazing The Southern Skies PNC Gold - Kangaroo At Sunset thousands of Muslim immigrants fromIn 2009 we celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, which recognises the achievements of astronomy and astrophysics, and encourages us all to connect with the night skies and ponder our place in the universe. 2009 also marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's birth, the great Italian telescope maker whose invention brought into focus Copernicus' revolutionary theory that the sun, rather than the Earth, lies at the centre of the universe.