2020 50c ANDA Melbourne Afghan Cameleers of The Outback PNC Gold - 0.5g Proof a sun dial charting the

a sun dial charting the path of Venus

Along with the current [2017] standard design on these coins featured in this set

Also featured is a falcon

These fantastical creatures were known as The Queen’s Beasts

Borobi got his bright blue fur from the Gold Coast's beautiful ocean waters

2020 50c ANDA Melbourne Afghan Cameleers of The Outback PNC Gold - 0.5g Proof a sun dial charting theFrom 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 4,000 cameleers, generally known as Afghans, in the county. The camel