5 Rand Afrika Borwa - Suid-Afrika

5 Rand (Afrika Borwa - Suid-Afrika) - obverse5 Rand (Afrika Borwa - Suid-Afrika) - reverse

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Features

Issuer South Africa
Period Republic (1961-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 2008
Value 5 Rand
5 ZAR = USD 0.26
Currency Rand (1961-date)
Composition Bimetallic: brass centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight 9.5 g
Diameter 26.0 mm
Thickness 3.0 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
9976
References KM# 446,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Hern# Nj28, Nj31,
Brian Hern, John Bothma, Hercie Peterse; 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th edition). Gary Levitan, Ferndale, South Africa.
Schön# 460
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

New national coat of arms

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Afrika Borwa • 2008 • Suid-Afrika •
ǃKE E: ǀXARRA ǁKE
ALS

Engraver: Arthur Sutherland

Reverse

Wildebeest and value. The abbreviation ‘SARB’ for South African Reserve Bank is repeated 32 times at left and 25 at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
ALS
RAND

Engraver: Arthur Sutherland

Edge

Security edge with the initials of the South Africa Reserve Bank and the face value repeated 10 times.

Lettering: SARB R5 SARB R5 SARB R5 SARB R5 SARB R5 SARB R5 SARB R5 SARB R5 SARB R5 SARB R5

5 Rand (Afrika Borwa - Suid-Afrika) -  obverse

Comments






Legends in the 11 Official Languages of the Republic of South Africa:
Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika
English: South Africa
Sesotho and Sepedi: Afrika Borwa
Tswana: Aforika Borwa
Xhosa: uMzantsi Afrika
Zulu: iNingizimu Afrika
Ndebele: iSewula frika
Venda: Afurika Tshipembe
siSwati: Ningizimu Afrika
Tsonga: Afrika Dzonga

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2008  14 088 000 $ 0.86 $ 0.94 $ 2.00 $ 3.20 94% Hern#Nj28
2008  4% Hern#Nj28; BU Set
2008  1 563 1.3% Hern#Nj28; Proof
2008 CW 2 990 3% Hern#Nj31

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Country: South Africa
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Country: South Africa
Languages: English Afrikaans

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