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2 Rand United Nations
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Diameter | 38.7 mm |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of South Africa with supporters occupies the central field, surrounded by the country's name rendered in eight official languages as a continuous legend encircling the design. The date 1995 appears within the legend. The arms are depicted in fine detail with the motto ribbon at the base, and the engraver's initials appear in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ININGIZIMU AFRIKA UMZANTSI AFRIKA AFURIKA-TSHIPEMBE AFRIKA BORWA AFRIKA-DZONGA AFERIKA BORWA SUID-AFRIKA 1995 SOUTH AFRICA ALS |
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Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, this coin arrived at a particular inflection point for South Africa: the country had rejoined the UN in 1994 after a thirty-year absence, having been effectively expelled in 1974 over apartheid. The 1995 issue was thus South Africa's first participation in the wave of commemorative UN anniversary coins struck by member nations — a distinction that only makes sense knowing they had been locked out for three decades.