Calla Lily 5 Cents Swaziland Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making

Calla Lily 5 Cents Swaziland Authentic Coin Charm for Jewelry and Craft Making

Obverse: Portrait of King Mswati III
Lettering: SWAZILAND

Reverse: Calla Lily

Features
Issuer Eswatini
King Mswati III (1986-2018)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1995-2010
Value 5 Cents (0.05 SZL)
Currency Lilangeni (1974-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 2.1 g
Diameter 18.5 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Scalloped (with 12 notches)
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 02-01-2016
Number N# 2269
References KM# 48

Wikipedia:
Zantedeschia aethiopica, commonly known as calla lily and arum lily, is a species in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland.

All Zantedeschia produce large, showy flowers spathes and are often grown both as ornamental plants and for cut flowers. Zantedeschia are relatively hardy plants, but some are more winter-hardy than others. In this regard there may be considered two groups, a hardy outdoor group with large white flowers (arum lilies) and less hardy group with white-spotted leaves and flowers in many colours (calla lilies), such as yellow, orange, pink and purple.

Zantedeschia has often been used in paintings, and is visible in many of Diego Rivera's works of art (see The Flower Vendor, amongst others). It was a favourite subject of the painter Georgia O'Keeffe.

During the flower language boom in the Victorian era, there were strict social codes and flowers were considered the best medium to express feelings. Flowers delivered their messages subtly and every aspect of flower-gifting carried specific meanings, from the person who made the offer to the way the flowers were arranged. Each type of flower was associated with a specific, symbolic meaning. Due to the calla lily's resemblance to female genitalia, a gift of calla lily delivered an overtly sexual message. This meaning was popularized by admirers like Freud and artists like Georgia O'Keeffe.

Zantedeschia aethiopica is the national flower of the island nation of Saint Helena, where it grows widely. Further, it is an important symbol of Irish republicanism and nationalism since 1926, because it is used to commemorate the dead of Easter 1916 and onward.