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2017 RSA CURRENCY COINS
RSA PROOF CURRENCY COIN SET
REF NM: NUM-SET-RSA17 R5, R2, R1, 50c, 20c, 10c MINTAGE: 1, 000
RSA UNCIRCULATED CURRENCY COIN SET
REF NM: NUM-UCT-RSA17 R5, R2, R1, 50c, 20c, 10c MINTAGE: 10, 000
RSA CURRENCY COIN BABY SET
REF NM: NUM-BA-RSA17 R5, R2, R1, 50c, 20c, 10c MINTAGE: 1, 000
The strelitzia, also popularly called the crane flower or bird of paradise flower, first appeared with the arum lily and blue agapanthus on the 50c coin as part of the 2nd decimal series (1965-1990), and alone on the 50c in the 3rd series.
Reverse
The king protea, South African’s national flower, first appeared on the tickey and sixpence from 1925 to 1960, and again on the 21⁄2c and 5c of the first decimal series (1961-1964). The protea was chosen for the reverse of the 20c in the second (1965-1989) and the 3rd coin series.
Reverse
The arum lily is a distinguished Southern African flower. It originally appeared on the 50c coins from 1965 to 1989. From 1990 onwards it was featured on the
10c coins as part of the country’s third decimal series. In 2012 the plating on the 10c coin was changed from bronze to copper, giving it a reddish appearance.
Reverse
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