South Africa Decimal Currency Definitive Series

South Africa · 1961 · 1/2c

This definitive stamp features a Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), a large antelope native to Southern and Eastern Africa. The design is part of a larger series showcasing the country's diverse wildlife, issued to coincide with the introduction of decimal currency. The denomination is shown as '1/2c' in the upper left corner.

Issued in 1961, this stamp marks South Africa's transition from the British Pound Sterling system to the decimal Rand and Cent system, the same year the country became a republic and left the Commonwealth.