The pure-gold Natura series was launched in 1994 and depicts South African wildlife animals. The 2017 Natura coin series features the beautifully illustrated springbok designs created by South African sculptor Coert Steynberg (7 January 1905 – 28 July 1982) in 1946/47.
This 2017 prestige set consists of the 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz and 1/10 oz together with the newly introduced 1/20 oz, each featuring different sketches on the reverse together with the words ‘Natura’, ‘Coert Steynberg’, the year ‘47–17’, the denomination and hallmark of the coin.
These illustrations were created for the design of the 1947 5-shilling coin. The final coin relief of the prancing springbok was later used for the reverse design of the now world-famous Krugerrand, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017.
The common obverse features a detail of one of the illustrations together with the words ‘South Africa’ and the year ‘2017’.
The 1/20 oz coin in launched for the first time in 2017 as part of the Natura series.
R100 (1 oz, 24ct gold)
mintage: 200
R50 (1/2 oz, 24ct gold)
mintage: 500
R10 (1/10 oz, 24ct gold)
mintage: 500
R5 (1/20 oz, 24ct gold)
mintage: 1500
R5 (1/20 oz, 24ct gold)
mintage: 1500
All coins shown above have not been scaled to size.
