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1/2 Ounce Natura - Sable, Queen of the Antelopes
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | SOUTH AFRICA 2000 ALS |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Natura series launched in 1994 as South Africa's answer to the Krugerrand's dominance of the bullion market — a fine gold collector issue built around annual wildlife themes rather than the single-minded repetition of Paul Kruger's profile. The sable antelope had been depicted in the 1997 four-coin Natura set as well, making this 2000 half-ounce issue part of a deliberate revisitation rather than a first appearance for the species.
Mintages across the Natura program were kept deliberately low, and the half-ounce denomination consistently attracted the smallest production runs within each year's release.