SOUTH_AFRICA
KM 85 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
10 cents | 20.7 | 4.0 | Plain | Nickel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscriptions along the rim: title of state in English and in Afrikaans. In the center: coat of arms (1932-2000), below - the year of minting. |
Face value, below - image of Aloe plant. Aloe, is a genus containing about four hundred species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or 'true aloe'. The genus is native to Africa, and is common in South Africa's Cape Province. |