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50 Cents Elephant - Strength of Africa
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Weight | 76.25 g |
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| Obverse lettering | South Africa 2002 ALS |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The "Strength of Africa" series was issued by the South African Mint as part of a broader wildlife bullion program launched in the early 2000s, competing directly with established silver rounds from the Perth Mint and Royal Canadian Mint for collector and investor attention. At 76.25 grams of sterling silver in a 50mm format, this is among the larger and heavier pieces the South African Mint produced for the civilian collector market — well outside the scope of circulating coinage.
Hern's cataloguing of this piece as WL9 places it within the Wildlife series proper, a designation that helps distinguish it from the Natura and Protea collector programs running concurrently at the same mint.