Coin
20 Rand The Big Five Series I - African Elephant (2019) — South Africa
South Africa • 2019 • KM# 721
Overview
A platinum (.9995) 20 Rand coin of South Africa, part of 'The Big Five' series. The obverse features a frontal portrait of an African Elephant, while the reverse depicts the partial faces of two elephants. Minted in 2019 with a limited mintage of 500 pieces, this is a Proof strike coin with a milled technique and reeded edge.
Specifications
- Country
- South Africa
- Year
- 2019
- Composition
- Platinum (.9995)
- Weight
- 31.1 g
- Diameter
- 32.69 mm
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 721
- Issuer
- South Africa
Design details
Obverse
Frontal image of an African Elephant South African coat of arms in circle bottom center Lettering left and right of coat of arms Script: Latin Lettering: SOUTH AFRICA BIG FIVE 2019 PB Engraver: Paul Botes Designers: Kotie Geldenhuys, Richard Stone
Reverse
Depicting partial faces of two African Elephants left & right with denomination, weight and finesse in a circle in the middle. Script: Latin Lettering: FIVE RAND 1oz Pt 999.5 Engraver: Paul Botes Designers: Kotie Geldenhuys, Richard Stone
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Paul Botes, Kotie Geldenhuys, Richard Stone is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coin series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Low mintage: Only 500 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 721. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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