2016 SILVER SA MINT COLOURED COIN SERIES - CROWN SIZE IN SOUTH AFRICA

        Production of the coloured 2016 series coins now stopped, the full Mintage will not be Minted       BRAND  NEW  S A MINT   RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY  THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT  COLOUR COIN SERIES A FIRST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN COINAGE BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS  NOW 2016 R 5 PROOF SILVER  THE BIOSPHERE  COLOUR CROWN SERIES   500 max mintage Only Worldwide Details:  2016 R5:  Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown    Weight: 33,626  Ag 925  Diameter: 38.725 mm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.   R 5 Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus   The second crown features the Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus. It is recorded as 'vulnerable' in SANBI's Red List of South African plants. This unique plant carries up to six deep-pink unscented flowers, with only one flower opening at a time. Featured in the background of the coin are its habitat of rocky sandstone outcrops and cliffs. The scientific name, the denomination of R5 and the metal value are details given.