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Every coin in this Natura Series of the Palaeontology theme is a miniature ambassador that tells the story of the origin of humans and South Africa as the birthplace of humankind.

 
2019

NATURA LAUNCH ISSUE
CRADLE OF HUMANKIND
PROOF PRIVY MARK
COIN SET

FINE GOLD 1 oz R 100 COIN
WITH A STERLING SILVER 
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION

Presented in a Beautiful Box
Proof Numismatic Coin

PALM OF AUSTRALOPITHECUS
PRIVY MARK

"SOUTH AFRICA IS THE PROUD PRODUCER
OF THE GOLD NATURA COIN SERIES"

AN ASSET WELL WORTH HAVING

A MAGNIFICENT SET

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Details for each Coin:

1oz Gold R100 Coin
Mass: 31.107g
Diameter: 32.69 mm
Metal content: Au 999

STERLING SILVER MEDALLION
Mass: 28.70
Length: 52.00mm x Width: 35.00mm
Metal content: Ag 925 Cu 75

LIMITED EDITION OF SET: 200 WORLDWIDE ONLY

Description:

Australopithecus (/ˌɒstrələˈpɪθɪkəs, -loʊ-/ OS-trə-lo-PITH-i-kəs;[1] from Latin australis, meaning 'southern', and Greek πίθηκος (pithekos), meaning 'ape', informal australopithecine or australopith (although the term australopithecine has a broader meaning as a member of the subtribe Australopithecina,  which includes this genus as well as the Paranthropus, Kenyanthropus, Ardipithecus, and Praeanthropus genera)  is a 'genus' of hominins. From paleontological and archaeological evidence, the genus Australopithecus apparently evolved in eastern Africa around 4 million years ago before spreading throughout the continent and eventually becoming extinct two million years ago. Australopithecus is not literally extinct (in the sense of having no living descendants) as the Kenyanthropus, Paranthropus and Homo genera probably emerged as sister of a late Australopithecus species such as A. Africanus and/or A. Sediba. During that time, a number of australopithecine species emerged, including Australopithecus afarensis, A. africanus, A. anamensis, A. bahrelghazali, A. deyiremeda (proposed), A. garhi, and A. sediba.

For some hominid species of this time – A. robustus, A. boisei and A. aethiopicus – some debate exists whether they truly constitute members of the genus Australopithecus. If so, they would be considered 'robust australopiths', while the others would be 'gracile australopiths'. However, if these more robust species do constitute their own genus, they would be under the genus name Paranthropus, a genus described by Robert Broom when the first discovery was made in 1938, which makes these species P. robustus, P. boisei and P. aethiopicus.

Australopithecus species played a significant part in human evolution, the genus Homo being derived from Australopithecus at some time after three million years ago. In addition, they were the first hominids to possess certain genes, known as the duplicated SRGAP2, which increased the length and ability of neurons in the brain. One of the australopith species evolved into the genus Homo in Africa around two million years ago (e.g. Homo habilis), and eventually modern humans, H. sapiens sapiens.

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