*#* 2016 SILVER SA MINT COLOURED COIN SERIES - Crown size Blue Bearded Disa - *#*

Production of the coloured 2016 series coins now

stopped, the full Mintage will not be Minted

BRAND NEW S A MINT RELEASE

STAGGERING BEAUTY

THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT

COLOUR COIN SERIES

A FIRST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN COINAGE

BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS

NOW

2016

R 5 PROOF SILVER

THE BIOSPHERE

COLOUR CROWN SERIES

497 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 Blue-bearded Disa

The first coin in the 2016 colour crown R5 coin series features a beautiful flowering Blue-bearded Disa. The Red List of South African plants lists this orchid as 'vulnerable'. The population is on the decline due to the development of coastal areas, the invasion of alien plant species and the lack of fire, as the plant only flowers in response to fire. A waterfall, the scientific name, the denomination of R5, and the details are shown.