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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Battle of Long Tan
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 155.5 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Long Tan, fought on 18 August 1966 in Phước Tuy Province, saw 108 soldiers of D Company, 6RAR hold off an estimated 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops in a rubber plantation during a monsoon downpour. Seventeen Australians died; enemy casualties numbered in the hundreds. The battle became the defining engagement of Australia's Vietnam commitment, though the government suppressed full public acknowledgment for years — South Vietnamese authorities initially blocked the award of unit citations, fearing diplomatic complications.
Niue's role here is purely fiduciary. The island issues legal tender for collectors on behalf of international mints, and this piece was produced by the Perth Mint under that arrangement.