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The Heart Transplant Set
R2 (Crown, Sterling-Silver), 2 1/2c (Tickey, Sterling-Silver)
SIL-SPL-COM17
SOUTH AFRICAN INVENTIONS: THE HEART TRANSPLANT
THE ‘SOUTH AFRICAN INVENTIONS’ THEME WAS LAUNCHED IN 2016 WITH THE DOLOS AS THE FIRST INVENTION TO BE FEATURED. THE YEAR 2017 MARKED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL HUMAN- TO-HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT, PERFORMED BY A TEAM OF AROUND 30 SURGEONS – LED BY DR CHRISTIAAN NEETHLING BARNARD – IN THE GROOTE SCHUUR HOSPITAL IN CAPE TOWN ON 3 DECEMBER 1967.
ITEM
R2 (Crown, sterling-silver)
2 1/2c (Tickey, sterling-silver) Full Heart Transplant Set
The reverse of the R2 crown depicts a human torso indicating theposition of the heart, the denomination, the words‘First heart transplant’, and the year ‘1967’. The obverse features the coat of arms of South Africa, the year ‘2017’, and the words ‘South Africa’ in all the official languages. The reverse of the 2 1/2c tickey shows a human heart, the denomination, and ‘CNB’, while the obverse features the words ‘South Africa’, ‘2017’, and a King Protea.
REF. NO
SIL-PC-R217 SIL-PC-TIC17 SIL-SPL-COM17
*PRICE
R 995
R 350
R 3 800
Denotes Proportional size
Prices subject to change
*Recommended Retail Price
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