Australian police say they have recovered around 40,000 limited edition coins based on the hit children's TV show Bluey.
It was reported in July that 63,000 coins – produced by the Australian Mint – were stolen from a warehouse in Sydney's west, around two months before they were released into circulation.
Authorities recovered 40,061 coins Tuesday after a raid on a property about 6 miles from the storage facility.
Earlier in the day, Christina Vale, 27, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering and disposing of stolen property, according to police. She was the third person arrested for alleged theft.
The coins, worth 1 Australian dollar ($0.65; 50 pence) each, were stolen two months before their scheduled release. NSW Police said they previously sold online for 10 times face value.
Shortly after the theft was reported, New South Wales Police launched a special investigation into the incident, dubbed Strike Force Bandit, named after Bluey's father.
In August, they arrested Steven Nielsen, 44, who was a warehouse employee, and Nassar Kanj, 44, who they said acted as his accomplice in the alleged robbery.
Police will now argue in court that Ms Vale was the driver for both men.
The gold-colored coins are known as Bluey Dollarbucks – that's how money is referred to in the cartoon – and feature images of characters from the show.
The hit series, about the Heeler family of dogs, is made by Brisbane-based animation company Ludo with BBC Studios and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Bluey has enjoyed huge international success and is now broadcast in over 60 countries, including the UK, US and China.
It streamed for more than 20 billion minutes on Disney+ in the United States last year, placing it among the top 10 streaming programs in the country in terms of minutes watched.
There are more than 150 episodes of Bluey across three seasons, and a Bluey-themed “interactive experience” will open in Brisbane next month.
The stolen coins are different from a collectible Bluey coin set which caused a frenzy when it was put on sale by the Royal Australian Mint in June this year.
