Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
will issue a commemorative circulation R5 coin celebrating 20 Years of
Democracy in South
Africa.
The coin has the “20 Years of Freedom”
logo depicted on the reverse side instead of the usual image of the wildebeest
on the bi-metal R5 coin.
The obverse of the coin depicts
the South African Coat of Arms, the year of issue (2014), with “South Africa”
written in Tshivenda (Afurika Tshipembe) and in IsiNdebele (iSewula Afrika).
“This coin is a normal
circulation coin and will form part of the R5 coins that are already in
circulation throughout the country from July this year,” the South African
Reserve Bank said in a statement.
In commemoration of the two
decades of democracy, the South African Mint (SA Mint), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the SARB, has launched a special three-coin Democracy Coin Set,
consisting of a 24-carat gold R200 coin depicting former President Nelson
Mandela casting his first vote; a sterling silver R2 crown featuring the South
African flag and a commemorative R5 coin celebrating '20 Years of Freedom'.
The 20 Years of Democracy Coin
Set is available for purchase at the SA Mint at the SA Mint in Centurion. SOURCE –SAnews.gov.za
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