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5 Rand Yellow wine cup - colourized
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a large, naturalistically rendered colorized bloom of Geissorhiza darlingensis (Yellow Wine Cup) in the left and central field, depicted with vivid yellow-green petals radiating from a deep burgundy and yellow center, with a green stem and leaf extending toward the lower left. Behind the flower, a muted monochrome landscape of rolling terrain and a distant flat-topped mountain range is rendered in fine relief, evoking the Western Cape fynbos habitat. To the right of the bloom, the binomial name 'GEISSORHIZA DARLINGENSIS' is inscribed in two lines, with the denomination 'R5' in large stylized numerals below. The engraver's initials 'CM' appear in the lower right field. |
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South Africa's wine industry, centered in the Western Cape, has been a point of national pride since the late 17th century when Huguenot refugees brought viticultural expertise to the Cape Colony. This coin belongs to a colourized bullion and commemorative program the South African Mint has used to spotlight cultural heritage — the applied color being a post-strike addition that technically removes these pieces from competitive grading at most major services.