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5 Rand Starfish Lily - colourized
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a detailed cartographic design depicting the outline of South Africa occupying the right portion of the field, rendered with a crosshatched texture to distinguish the landmass from the surrounding ground. A circular inset at the upper centre displays a magnified view of the Western Cape region with the inscription 'ATLANTIC OCEAN' within the inset field. The legend 'SOUTH AFRICA' arcs vertically along the left side of the field, with the date '2017' positioned below it. A compass rose device appears at the lower left, and the engraver's initials 'MD' are inscribed nearby. The region label 'Western Cape' appears along the lower border of the map. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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South Africa's "Starfish Lily" — Cryptostephanus vansonii — is a rare bulbous plant endemic to a small region of Limpopo province, listed as vulnerable under national conservation assessments. The colourization was applied post-strike, a finishing technique the South African Mint began deploying more aggressively on its nature series from the mid-2010s to differentiate collector issues from standard bullion. KM#628 sits in a longer run of botanically themed crown-sized pieces tied loosely to South Africa's biodiversity commitments.