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The Australian 50 cent denomination was first introduced as a silver coin with decimalisation on 14 February 1966, but was changed in 1969 to its current specifications: a large dodecagonal (12-sided) copper-nickel coin; apart from the usual design featuring the Australian Coat of Arms, the denomination is also extensively used to issue circulating commemorative coins with various reverses. It is one of the heaviest coins in regular circulation in the world. Apart from circulating coins, the Royal Australian Mint has a range of Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) 50 cent coins issued for collectors, such as this one. This collector coin commemorates the Afghan cameleers who travelled to Australia from and 1859 made a significant contribution to the exploration of Australia’s inland, and to the development of Australia as a multicultural nation. Afghan cameleers in Australia, also known as "Afghans" or "Ghans", were camel drivers who worked in Outback Australia from the 1860s to the 1930s. Small groups of cameleers were shipped in and out of Australia at three-year intervals, to service the Australian inland pastoral industry by carting goods and transporting wool bales by camel trains. They were commonly referred to as "Afghans", even though a lot of them originated from the far western parts of British India (modern Pakistan). No coins of this type were released into circulation. | ||||||
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Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | Fifty Cents, NCLT |
Issued | 2020 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Uncouped version) |
Face Value | 50 (x Cent) |
Mintage | unknown |
Mintage Limit | 30,000 |
Current | Yes |
Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | Lydia Ashe |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Dodecagon - twelve sides |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 31.6500 mm |
Mass | 15.5500 g |
OCC ID | YRVP-EVRC-RQLR-EDQG |
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The Afghan Cameleers 2020 50c Silver Proof Coin
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