An artistic strike of  Southern African animals
on the obverse face of the medallions:
1.) Baboon  2.) Buffalo  3.) Cheetah  4.) Crocodile  5.) Elephant  6.) Fish Eagle  7.) Giraffe  8.) Green Mamba  9.) Hippopotamus  10.) Hyena  11.) Impala  12.) Jackal  13.) Kudu  14.) Leopard  15.) Lion  16.) Oryx  17.) Rhinoceros  18.) Sable Antelope  19.) Secretary Bird  20.) Vervet Monkey  21.) Warthog  22.) Waterbuck  23.) Wildebeest  24.) Zebra.

On the reverse of each medallion is a stylised Sable Antelope within a rounded rectangle – the emblem of the Wildlife Society. Legend: “ANNIVERSARY 50 (larger letters at the top) HERDENKING” with an ornament at the foot. Stamped with the gilded sterling silver mark of the Africana Commemorative Mint.

The set comes inside a presentation case (4 rows of six medals) with maroon leather on the outside of the lid. The leather is embossed with the emblem of the Wildlife Society and the text: “THE  WILDLIFE SOCIETY  OF SOUTHERN AFRICA” in gold letters and below that: “50TH ANNIVERSARY MEDALLION SET” in larger black letters. The whole is contained within an ornate rectangular border in gold. The inside of the lid is maroon satin and marked with the emblem of the Africana Commemorative mint and the text: “THE AFRICANA COMMEMORATIVE MINT”

These medals are gold plated sterling silver and the issue is limited to 10,000 sets only. One medal was issued each month between July 1976 and June 1978