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Wildebeest Gnu 2 Cents South Africa Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Antelope) (African Wildlife)

Wildebeest Gnu 2 Cents South Africa Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Antelope) (African Wildlife)

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Wildebeest Gnu 2 Cents South Africa Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Antelope) (African Wildlife) (Taurus)

Reverse: Wildebeest (also called Gnu) bucking left above denomination
Lettering: 2c

Obverse: South African coat of arms with the motto "Ex Unitate Vires" (Power Through Unity) surrounded by bilingual English/Afrikaans legend
Lettering: SOUTH AFRICA · SUID-AFRIKA
EX UNITATE VIRES

Features
Issuer South Africa
Period Republic of South Africa (1961-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1970-1990
Value 2 Cents
0.02 ZAR = 0.0014 USD
Currency Rand (1961-date)
Composition Bronze
Weight 4.0 g
Diameter 22.45 mm
Thickness 1.71 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 913
References KM# 83, Hern# D60-65, 67-68, 70-71, 73-80, Schön# 122

Wikipedia:
The wildebeest (/ˈwɪldɪbiːst/) also called the gnu (/nju/) is an antelope in the genus Connochaetes native to Eastern and Southern Africa. It belongs to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, and other even-toed horned ungulates. Connochaetes includes two species, both native to Africa: the black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou), and the blue wildebeest or brindled gnu (C. taurinus).

Fossil records suggest these two species diverged about one million years ago, resulting in a northern and a southern species. The blue wildebeest remained in its original range and changed very little from the ancestral species, while the black wildebeest changed more as adaptation to its open grassland habitat in the south. The most obvious way of telling the two species apart are the differences in their colouring and in the way their horns are oriented.

In East Africa, the blue wildebeest is the most abundant big-game species; some populations perform an annual migration to new grazing grounds, but the black wildebeest is merely nomadic. Breeding in both takes place over a short period of time at the end of the rainy season and the calves are soon active and are able to move with the herd, a fact necessary for their survival. Nevertheless, some fall prey to large carnivores, especially the spotted hyena.

Wildebeest often graze in mixed herds with zebra, which gives heightened awareness of potential predators. They are also alert to the warning signals emitted by other animals such as baboons. Wildebeest are a tourist attraction but compete with domesticated livestock for pasture and are sometimes blamed by farmers for transferring diseases and parasites to their cattle. Some illegal hunting goes on but the population trend is fairly stable and some populations are in national parks or on private land. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists both as least-concern species.

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Beautiful coin, as described, fast shipp...

Beautiful coin, as described, fast shipping.

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A surprise for my husband- African coins....

A surprise for my husband- African coins. Very nice & came very fast.