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2 Rand Waterberg Biosphere Reserve - Cape Griffon
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | South African Mint, Pretoria |
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The Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, declared by UNESCO in 2001, encompasses one of the largest contiguous bushveld ecosystems in South Africa — and one of the last viable breeding strongholds for the Cape Griffon vulture (Gyps coprotheres), a species that collapsed across much of southern Africa following widespread poisoning of carcasses by poachers targeting elephant and rhino. The Waterberg colonies represent a genuine conservation anchor, not a symbolic one.
This issue is part of the South African Mint's ongoing Natura series, which has documented threatened indigenous fauna since 1994. The Cape Griffon appears here during a period when the species was listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, with an estimated continental population below 10,000 mature individuals.