NAMIBIA 

KM 1

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
5 cents 17.0 2.2   Plain Nickel-pl-Steel Medal
Obverse Reverse

  Coat of arms, below - the year of minting, title of state.

The dollar has been the currency of Namibia since 1993.
It is divided into 100 cents.

 Face value, image of the Aloe ("Aloe littoralis").

Aloe littoralis is a tall tree aloe hardy from below freezing to sizzling summer temperatures. The Aloe occurs throughout Namibia except in the far south and dry west.