The Natura Series from the South African Mint has its second design available with a 2020 date mark in the form of the Coelophysis. This beautiful silver bullion depicts a smaller species of theropod dinosaur that was a carnivore and lived in what is now the southwestern United States, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives inside of a presentation card with capsule and Certificate of Authenticity!
- 2nd coin in the Natura Series!
- Limited mintage of only 15,000 coins!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver in BU condition.
- Bears a face value of 25 Rand (R25) backed by the government of South Africa.
- On the obverse is a depiction of two Coelophysis in their natural element.
- The reverse features a T-rex skeleton in right-profile relief.
Each of the 2020 1 oz South African Natura Coelophysis Silver Coins in this listing is available to you with a folding presentation card that includes a capsule for the silver coin. Certificate of Authenticity information is featured on the very back of the shipping card and the history of the Coelophysis species is featured on the inside pages of the packaging card. Each coin is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
The coelophysis lived between 216 million and 196 million years ago in the latter stages of the Triassic Period. One of the most specimen rich dinosaur species recorded by humans, it was first written about by Edward Drinker Cope in 1887 and later described in more detail in 1889.
On the obverse side of 2020 1 oz South African Natura Coelophysis Silver Coins is the image of two members of this species. The due are depicted along the shores of a large body of water as they hunt for food. The coelophysis was a carnivore, but not on the scale of a T-Rex and other massive predators. The coelophysis grew to a maximum of 9.8 feet long on average.
The reverse face of 2020 South African Natura Coelophysis Silver Coins features the image of a T-Rex skeleton in right-profile relief with its massive jaws open wide. Inscriptions on this side are common to the series and include Rise of the Dinosaurs, South Africa, and the date mark in Roman numerals as MMXX.
These 2020 South African Natura Series Silver Coins are produced by the South African Mint, a government-owned corporation responsible for coining Rand currency and bullion coinage for the nation.
