Coert Steynberg (7 January 1905 – 28 July 1982) is best known for sculpting a statue of Paul Kruger, found at the Kruger-gate, Kruger National Park. His most famous coin design is the pronkingspringbokon all gold Krugerrands. The springbok design was reused on the 5 shilling and 50 cents crowns from 1947 to 1964, the gold 1/2 Pound and 1 Pound coins of the 1952-60 issues, the gold 1 Rand and 2 Rand of the 1961-83 issues, and on the Krugerrandmedal-coin issues that have been issued since 1967.

The pure-gold Natura series was launched in 1994 and depicts South African wildlife animals. The 2017 Natura coin series features the beautifully illustrated springbok designs created by South African sculptor Coert Steynberg in 1946/47.

This 2017 1 oz, features one of the many different sketches Coert Steynberg did on the reverse, together with the words ‘Natura’, ‘Coert Steynberg’, the year ‘47–17’, the denomination and hallmark of the coin.

These illustrations were created for the design of the 1947 5-shilling coin. The final coin relief of the prancing springbok was later used for the reverse design of the now world-famous Krugerrand, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017.