2020 50c Afghan Cameleers of The Outback PNC Gold - 1/4oz Proof finished to the Mint's world-class

finished to the Mint's world-class proof standard

it was a season which captured the imagination of fans like never before

captained by James Cook

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month a minute’s silence commemorates those who fought and perished during World War I and subsequent conflicts

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2020 50c Afghan Cameleers of The Outback PNC Gold - 1/4oz Proof finished to the Mint's world-classFrom 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.