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10 Cents Afrika-Dzonga
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Three arum lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) plants depicted in high relief, with their characteristic large spathe flowers and broad leaves rendered in a naturalistic style. The denomination '10' appears prominently to the upper right of the floral motif, with the unit 'C' below it. The engraver's initials 'RCM' (Robert Campbell McFarlane) are incused in the lower left field. The design is set within a plain field against a smooth background. |
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| Mint | South African Mint, Pretoria |
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The Zulu-language inscription "Afrika-Dzonga" — meaning "South Africa" in Tsonga — reflects the post-apartheid policy of rotating all eleven official languages across the coin series on a cyclical basis, a practice introduced with the 1994 democratic transition. Tsonga is among the smaller of the eleven, spoken by roughly 4% of the population, making its appearances in the rotation less frequently encountered by casual collectors.