The coins, which are worth A$1 ($0.65; 50p) a piece, were stolen two months before their planned release. New South Wales Police said they had previously been selling online for 10 times their face value.

Shortly after the theft was reported, NSW Police launched a special investigation into the incident codenamed Strike Force Bandit - after Bluey's father.

In August, they arrested 44-year-old Steven Nielsen, who was an employee at the warehouse, and 44-year-old Nassar Kanj, who they say acted as his accomplice in the alleged heist.

Police will now argue in court that Ms Vale was the pair's getaway driver.

Police in Australia say they have recovered around 40,000 limited-edition coins based on the hit children’s television show Bluey. It was reported in July that 63,000 of the coins – produced by the Australian Mint – had been stolen from a warehouse in Western Sydney, about two months before they were due to enter circulation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80l5rn4ge9o