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  • 10 Cents 1993-2012, KM# 2, Namibia
  • 10 Cents 1993-2012, KM# 2, Namibia
Description

Namibia, known historically as South West Africa, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek.

Obverse

Depicts coat of arms of Namibia, date and country name below.

The coat of arms depicts the national flag on the shield, African fish eagle above, Oryx supports the shield from two sides, Welwitschia mirabilis, a unique desert plant, below on top of national the motto.

UNITY LIBERTY JUSTICE
1993
REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

Reverse

Depicts value above Vachellia erioloba, partial stylized sun above.

Vachellia erioloba (camel thorn, giraffe thorn, or Kameeldoring in Afrikaans), still more commonly known as Acacia erioloba, is a tree of southern Africa in the family Fabaceae. Its preferred habitat is the deep dry sandy soils in parts of South Africa, Botswana, the western areas of Zimbabwe and Namibia. The tree was first described by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer and Johann Franz Drège in 1836.

The tree can grow up to 20 metres high. It is slow-growing, very hardy to drought and fairly frost-resistant. The name 'camel thorn' refers to the fact that giraffe (kameelperd in Afrikaans) commonly feed on the leaves with their specially-adapted tongue and lips that can avoid the thorns. The scientific name 'erioloba' means "wooly lobe", a reference to the ear-shaped pods.

10 c

Edge

10 Cents

KM# 2 Schön# 2
Characteristics
Material Nickel Plated Steel
Weight 3.4 g
Diameter 21.5 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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