2001 Palaeontological series (Gondwana) R2 1/4oz gold

2001 Palaeontological series (Gondwana) R2 1/4oz gold

The Gondwana drift is the theme for the 5^th coin in the Palaeontological series

The coin shows the start the continental drift of Gondwana, the pre-historic land mass approximately 200 million years ago. it is from the ancient mass of land that Africa drifted to become a continent on its own.

A primitive archosaur, EEuparkeria, that lived on the African continent at the same time that the continental drift took place, appears on the coin.

Mass                7.77 gram

Diameter          22.00 mm

Size                  1/4oz

Metal content   Au 999.9

Mintage            1000