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Details:
2003 R 5 PROOF COIN
Metal Content: Nickel Plated Copper
Weight: 7.00 grams
Diameter: 26 mm
2004 R 5 PROOF COIN
Metal Content: Bi Metal Alloy
Weight: 9.50 grams
Diameter: 26 mm
2004 R 5 MINT MARKED COIN
Metal Content: Bi Metal Alloy
Weight: 9.50 grams
Diameter: 26 mm
2004 R 5 PATTERN PIECE
Metal Content: Bi Metal Alloy
Weight: 9.50 grams
Diameter: 26 mm
Description:
The Black Wildebeest or Gnu, is portrayed on the reverse of the R 5 coin. They are found in the northern grass veld regions of the Cape Province, throughout the Orange Free State to Kwa-Zulu-Natal and the southern regions of Gauteng. Wildebeest hides were at one stage an important commodity in Kwa-Zulu-Natal.Although South Africa's first decimal coin series was released in 1961, no R 5 coins were minted until 1994. In that year, two R5 coins were issued: the reverse of the first commemorated the Presidential Inauguration and that of the second depicted the Gnu (Black Wildebeest). Since 1996, South Africa's 11 official languages have been acknowledged annually, in rotation, through the representation of the word "South Africa" in one of the official languages on the obverse of the R 5 coin. For the coin collector, the year 2000 is an interesting one, because the R 5 coin appeared with three different obverses. At the outset of the year, the "old" coat of arms was depicted and later in the same year the new coat of arms was introduced. During the same year, a special R 5 coin was minted, depicting outgoing President, Nelson Mandela. The reverse of these three R 5 coins depicted the Black Wildebeest. However, a very limited edition of mint-marked R 5 coins, depicting the old coat of arms, was struck on "Oom Paul", one of the world's oldest working coin presses, which is situated in the South African Mint's retail outlet, Coin World. Upon instruction from the South African Reserve Bank, a unique R 5 was designed to prevent counterfeiting of the coin and on 1 August 2004, South Africa's first bi-metal coin was introduced. This coin has many built-in security features and has a "yellow" centre with an outer "white" ring. A new era in South African coinage has begun with the R 5 coin.
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