2026 1 kg Silver African Range Surveying Cheetah

Description

The 2026 1 kg Silver African Range Surveying Cheetah represents a ground-breaking, large-format release as part of the South African Mint’s inaugural high-relief wildlife series, The African Range. Developed in collaboration with world-renowned South African sculptor Dylan Lewis, this inaugural “Cheetah – Survey” issue translates the three-dimensional power of bronze sculpture directly into fine numismatic silver.

The reverse features a high-relief rendering of a cheetah perched atop a tree trunk, capturing a moment of intense focus and observation before a hunt begins. The obverse displays a detailed cheetah portrait bust based on Lewis’s sculpture “Cheetah Head,” accompanied by South Africa’s coat of arms and legal tender inscriptions. Struck on a massive 100mm planchet in one kilogram of .999 fine silver, the coin utilizes advanced laser frosting to emphasize muscle tone, texture, and visual depth.

Key features:

• One kilogram (1,000g) of .999 fine silver
• Debut release in The African Range high-relief series
• Designed in collaboration with acclaimed sculptor Dylan Lewis
• High-relief strike featuring advanced laser frosting and surface textures
• Legal tender status with a 50 Rand face value
• Extremely limited mintage of only 100 coins worldwide
• Supplied in official South African Mint presentation packaging with a Certificate of Authenticity