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10 Cent West Coast Bioregion
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A detailed depiction of an African penguin chick resting in its nest occupies the central field, with a stylised ocean seascape rendered in the background. The legend AFRICAN PENGUIN curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 10c appears at the base. The designer's initials MD are positioned to the left of the central design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The West Coast Bioregion coin is part of the South African Mint's ongoing Natura series, which has documented the country's ecological zones since the 1990s. This particular bioregion — the Fynbos Biome's coastal strip running north from Cape Town toward the Namibian border — is one of the world's six recognized floral kingdoms, notable for containing more plant species per square kilometer than the Amazon basin.
Hern catalog number WL63 places this squarely in the Wildlife series subset rather than the earlier Natura animal issues.