2020 50c Afghan Cameleers of The Outback PNC Gold - 1/4oz Proof celebrates one of the world’s

celebrates one of the world’s most famous fortresses

This took place during the Vietnam War in Long Khanh Province on 5-14 June 1971 and was the most intense action for the Australians in 1971

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2020 50c Afghan Cameleers of The Outback PNC Gold - 1/4oz Proof celebrates one of the world’sFrom the mid 19th to the early 20th century, thousands of Muslim immigrants from Afghanistan, India and modern day Pakistan were brought to Australia to tend the camel trains that helped open up the countrys vast arid interior. On 9 June 1860, 24 camels and three cameleers arrived at Port Melbourne to join the pioneering Burke and Wills expedition. By 1901 there were an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 cameleers, generally known as Afghans, in the county.