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50 Cents Tsonga - Sesotho/Sepedi
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Thinus Scheepers Reverse: Paul Botes |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bird with fully outstretched wings, depicted in dynamic flight, dominates the upper portion of the reverse field in high relief, rendered in a naturalistic style. The denomination 50C is boldly inscribed in large numerals in the lower portion of the field. The engraver's initials PB appear in the lower left field. The overall design is clean and uncluttered, with the bird's detailed feathering contrasting against the smooth background. |
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Part of South Africa's ongoing linguistic recognition series, this issue is one of several 50-cent pieces re-struck with indigenous language inscriptions — a program responding to constitutional pressure to reflect all eleven official languages across the coinage. Tsonga and Sesotho/Sepedi appearing together on a single coin reflects practical consolidation rather than any linguistic relationship between the two.