Silver Coin Series

The Silver Coin Series
PEACE PARKS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park

The 2011 Silver Series features the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP) as part of its current theme, Peace Parks of Southern Africa. The GLTP project is a joint initiative between Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe to establish a 35,000 km² transfrontier park comprising of three major national parks, one in each of the respective countries.

The GLTP will ultimately join the Limpopo National Park, the Kruger National Park, the Gonarezhou National Park, Manjinji Pan Sanctuary, Malipati Safari Area, the Sengwe communal land and the Makuleke region. Apart from these major game reserves, private and provincial wildlife reserves adjoining the various parks will also be included in the GLTP.

Only a few areas within the GLTP have been surveyed for their biodiversity attributes. The magnitude of diverse fauna and flora in such a large area consisting of lowland plains, granitic plateaus, mountain ranges and riverine courses, all with their own ecosystems, makes this transfrontier park extremely important for research and conservation purposes.

The four coins in this sterling silver series attempt to capture some of the GLTP’s biodiversity. The 50c coin depicts a typical lowland African landscape featuring a giraffe in the foreground. The 20c coin depicts a female tusker currently living in the Kruger National Park named Mamerle. Mamerle is identified by the notches in her left ear and broken tusk tips. The 10c coin features a game ranger. Parks are dependent on their rangers to be their eyes and ears for all new information in their area. The 5c coin features a Summer Impala Lily which is on the Red List of threatened plant species.

The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park and its surrounding conservation areas will no doubt become the world’s greatest animal kingdom!

SPECIFICATIONS

	Mass	Diameter	Metal Content	Reverse Die-Sinker	Reverse Artist	Obverse Die-Sinker	Limited Edition
2 oz (50c), Sterling Silver Coin	76.252 gram	50.00 mm	Ag 925 Cu 75	MD Mothobela	L Guerra	AL Sutherland	1000
1 oz (20c), Sterling Silver Coin	33.626 gram	38.725 mm	Ag 925 Cu 75	MJ Scheepers	L Guerra	AL Sutherland	1000
1/2 oz (10c), Sterling Silver Coin	16.813 gram	32.70 mm	Ag 925 Cu 75	C Moses	L Guerra	AL Sutherland	1000
1/4 oz (5c), Sterling SIlver Coin	8.406 gram	27.00 mm	Ag 925 Cu 75	VL Chipa	L Guerra	AL Sutherland	1000
Peace Park Proof Set							1000
Peace Park Prestige Set							700