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2021 50c CuNi Uncirculated Carded Coin - Battle of Long Khanh

SKU:2021-50-KHANH
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  • Vendor:

    Royal Australian Mint

  • Type:

    Carded Coins

Description

By June 1971, Australia had been involved in the Vietnam War for 
nine years. With no end in sight to an unpopular war, the Australians – like the Americans – were reducing their forces as they prepared to pull out of Vietnam.

In one of the most intense actions during this period, soldiers of the 
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, assaulted a concealed bunker complex in South Vietnam’s Long Khanh Province. Three soldiers died in combat, with five wounded.

Australian withdrawal from Vietnam would take time and would not 
be easy.

Aware of the enemy movement, the Australians launched Operation Overlord ¬aimed at destroying the enemy forces and preventing them from interfering with the province’s security and the Australian withdrawal. 

The most significant fighting took place on 7 June and became known as the ‘Battle of Long Khanh’. After two days patrolling, the Australians found what they thought was the main enemy position, just across the border in Long Khanh province. B Company of 3RAR began a morning assault before being pinned down by intense fire. Trapped on the edge of a cleverly concealed bunker system, they paused and called in artillery and air support. 

  • Coin’s reverse features a dynamic battle scene, including Australian soldiers in combat, a Centurion tank and Iroquois helicopter 
  • Limited mintage of 27,500
  • Coin’s obverse features an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II designed by Jody Clark
  • Australian legal tender
  • Packaged in a capsule and presentation card

NOMINAL SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination 50c
Year 2021
Metal content CuNi
Mass 15.55 g
Diameter 31.51 mm
Finish Uncirculated
Maximum mintage 20,000
Packaging Coin in capsule and presentation card
Obverse designer J. Clark
Reverse designer 
A. Baggio

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