*#* 2016 SA MINT COLOURED COIN SERIES - Crown size Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus *#*

 BRAND NEW S A MINT RELEASE

STAGGERING BEAUTY

 THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT 

COLOUR COIN SERIES

A FIRST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN COINAGE

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NOW

2016

R 5 PROOF SILVER

 THE BIOSPHERE 

COLOUR CROWN SERIES

 500 max mintage Only Worldwide

Details: 

2016 R5:  Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown   Weight: 33,626 Ag 925 

Diameter: 38.725 mm

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Description:

The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.

R 5 Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus

 The second crown features the Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus. It is recorded as 'vulnerable' in SANBI's Red List of South African plants. This unique plant carries up to six deep-pink unscented flowers, with only one flower opening at a time. Featured in the background of the coin are its habitat of rocky sandstone outcrops and cliffs. The scientific name, the denomination of R5 and the metal value are details given.