BRAND NEW!!! - 2016 SA MINT COLOURED COIN SERIES - CROWN IN SOUTH AFRICA

        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 Blue-bearded Disa The first coin in the 2016 colour crown R5 coin series features a beautiful flowering Blue-bearded Disa. The Red List of South African plants lists this orchid as 'vulnerable'. The population is on the decline due to the development of coastal areas, the invasion of alien plant species and the lack of fire, as the plant only flowers in response to fire. A waterfall, the scientific name, the denomination of R5, and the details are shown.