It turns out to be a long, neat die crack. It runs from the tail of the lion on top of the Coat ofArms, all the way to the bottom of the CoA, right next to the ALS initials.
The first die crack I spotted
Full Version: South Africa 1989 20 cent
While cataloging my South African coins, I noticed a line on one of my 20 cent coins. Initially thinking it's a scratch, I took my magnifying glass and looked closer.
It turns out to be a long, neat die crack. It runs from the tail of the lion on top of the Coat ofArms, all the way to the bottom of the CoA, right next to the ALS initials.
The first die crack I spotted
It turns out to be a long, neat die crack. It runs from the tail of the lion on top of the Coat ofArms, all the way to the bottom of the CoA, right next to the ALS initials.
The first die crack I spotted
Nice stuff 
South Africa has some of the nicest coinage.
Cool find.
Cool find.
Neat
Congrats Erik! I always enjoy finding errors or other quirks on general circulation coins. Nice find! 
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