| Issuer | South Africa |
| Year | 1990-1995 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Cents |
| Currency | Rand (1961-date) |
| Composition | Bronze plated steel (Plating: 85% Copper, 15% Tin) |
| Weight | 5.0 g |
| Dimensions | 22.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Arthur Sutherland Reverse: Grant Cogle |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#137, Hern#Nf1-6, Schön#174 |
| Obverse description | South Africa coat of arms with the motto `Ex Unitate Vires` (Power Through Unity) and the country name both in Afrikaans and English within a nonagon |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | SUID-AFRIKA · SOUTH AFRICA
EX UNITATE VIRES
1994
ALS (Translation: Strength from Unity) |
| Reverse description | Bird-of-paradise flower (Strelitzia reginae), commonly known in South Africa as the `crane` flower, which is native to South Africa with the value to the right, all within a nonagon |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 50c GC |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Pretoria, South Africa(1890-1902, 1923-1992) South African Mint, Centurion,South Africa (1992-date) |
| Mintage | 1990 - Hern#Nf1 - 12 200 1990 - Hern#Nf1; BU Set - 12 230 1990 - Hern#Nf1; Proof - 10 239 1991 - Hern#Nf2 - 23 988 200 1991 - Hern#Nf2; BU Set - 15 000 1991 - Hern#Nf2; Proof - 12 000 1992 - Hern#Nf3 - 17 989 700 1992 - Hern#Nf3; BU Set - 15 087 1992 - Hern#Nf3; Proof - 10 263 1993 - Hern#Nf4 - 64 992 200 1993 - Hern#Nf4; BU Set - 10 902 1993 - Hern#Nf4; Proof - 7 790 1994 - Hern#Nf5 - 11 994 100 1994 - Hern#Nf5; BU Set - 6 786 1994 - Hern#Nf5; Proof - 5 804 1995 - Hern#Nf6 - 57 994 100 1995 - Hern#Nf6; BU Set - 8 477 1995 - Hern#Nf6; Proof - 5 816 |
| Catalog ID | 3068254320 |
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