2019 South African Silver Natura
All of the "Rise of the Dinosaur" Series coins will share a common obverse: the fossilized skull, neck, and shoulder of an Erythrosuchus africanus. The imposing design shows the creature’s sharp teeth. “RISE OF THE DINOSAURS” is inscribed just below it, with “SOUTH AFRICA” and “MMXIX” (2019) inscribed just below that. At the bottom is an inscription with a solid silver background. It reads, “ARCHOSAURIA.”
The reverse features the animal for which the coin is named, Archosaurs. The creature is depicted running at full stride, and leaping, to snatch up its next meal. Depicted in left-side profile against a backdrop of mountains, the animal has its mouth wide open. The face value of the coin, “25 RAND,” is inscribed to the right, while “NATURA EUPARKERIA” is inscribed below. Like the obverse, this face has a small solid silver background section at the bottom. On this face, that section has inscriptions of the coin’s weight, “1 OZ,” and face value, “AG999.”