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50 Rand - 1/2 Ounce Natura - Hippopotamus
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a hippopotamus emerging dramatically from water with its enormous jaws opened wide, revealing the distinctive ridged dentition of the lower jaw, rendered in high-relief frosted finish against mirror-polished fields. The animal rises from stylised water lines that sweep across the lower portion of the field, with an abstract suggestion of vegetation or riverbank in the right background. The bold denomination 'R50' is inscribed in large characters to the left of the central device, while the legend '1/2 OZ Au 999.9' curves along the upper left of the field. The engraver's initials 'MJS' appear below the hippo to the right, and the word 'NATURA' is incorporated into the design as part of the series identity. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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