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2 1/2 Cents Octopus
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | UMZANTSI AFRIKA * AFRIKA-DZONGA * AFRIKA BORWA * AFURIKA-TSHIPEMBE * AFERIKA BORWA * SOUTH AFRICA * SUID-AFRIKA * SEWULA AFRIKA * AFORIKA BORWA * NINGIZIMU AFRIKA * ININGIZIZMU AFRIKA * 2000 (Translation: South Africa in eleven official languages) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a finely detailed relief of an octopus in its natural underwater habitat, its mantle and eight tentacles with rows of suckers rendered with great naturalistic precision across a rocky, textured seabed background. The composition captures the creature in dynamic movement, its arms extending across the field in multiple directions. The denomination mark '2½c' appears in the upper left of the field, stylised in the manner of the original circulating coinage series designed by William Lumley. The proof surface contrasts brilliantly against the deeply sculpted marine scene, enhancing the three-dimensional quality of the design. |
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| Mintage | 2000 - Proof - 1,315 2000 - Proof; Combo set with R2 - 493 |
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