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5 Cent Agulhas Bioregion
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 5 Cents |
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| Obverse lettering | 2015 !KE E: /XARRA //KE ALS SOUTH AFRICA |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Part of the South African Mint's ongoing Natura and Protea series program, this piece belongs to a broader conservation-themed coinage initiative that the Mint has issued sporadically since the 1980s. The Agulhas Bioregion — where the cold Benguela and warm Agathuma currents converge at the southernmost tip of the African continent — supports one of the highest densities of endemic plant species on earth, a fact that drove its designation as a global biodiversity hotspot long before this coin was produced.
Mintages for these silver five-cent Protea issues are typically low and produced for collectors only; no silver five-cent piece has circulated in South Africa since decimal coinage reforms decades prior.