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An Australian man is set to appear in court after being arrested for the alleged theft of more than A$600,000 (€359,880) worth of commemorative coins linked to the popular children's television show "Bluey", police said.

The 47-year-old is accused of stealing 63,000 unreleased, limited-edition A$1 coins from a secure warehouse in the Sydney suburb of Wetherill Park in June, according to "Strike Force Bandit", a special unit police set up to investigate the theft.

"Strike Force Bandit" is honestly an incredible name. For those not familiar with the show the father is called Bandit.

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[–] SteveTech@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Commemorative coins are sometimes really expensive here, the Royal Australian Mint has a shop where you can pay hundreds for some special coins.