Hanoi says the coins showed the flag of the toppled US-backed South Vietnam, a claim Canberra denied. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HANOI - Vietnam’s communist government has demanded Australia cease issuing commemorative coins that it says show the flag of the toppled US-backed South Vietnam, a claim Canberra denied on Friday.
She said Vietnam has discussed the matter with the Australian government and requested a halt to the coins’ circulation. “The design of the coin reflects the colours of the ribbons of the service medals awarded to Australians who served in Vietnam, including the Vietnam Service medal, introduced in 1968,” the mint said in a statement to AFP.More than 60,000 Australian soldiers served in the Vietnam War, 523 died and almost 2,400 were wounded, according to the country’s war memorial website.
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