5 Rand Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday

Features

Issuer	South Africa
Period	Republic (1961-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2008
Value	5 Rand 5 ZAR = USD 0.30
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# 9977
References	KM# 439 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Hern# Nj30 Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9^th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Commemorative issue

90th Birthday of Nelson Mandela

Obverse

Coat of Arms of Rep of South Africa

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Afrika Borwa •2008• Suid-Afrika
ALS
•

Engraver: Arthur Sutherland

Reverse

Nelson Mandela Bust

Script: Latin

Lettering:
90
YEARS
NvN 5
RAND

Engraver: Natanya van Niekerk

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

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	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2008	22 106 000	$ 0.30	$ 0.30	$ 1.40	$ 1.70	$ 1.70	$ 4.30	$ 6.40		99%
2008									Proof	0.5%

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