Coin
5 Rand The Big Five Series I - African Elephant (2019) — South Africa
South Africa • 2019 • KM# 703
Overview
A .999 fine silver 5 Rand coin of South Africa, part of 'The Big Five' series featuring the African Elephant. Minted in 2019 in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) finish with a mintage of 15,000 pieces. The obverse depicts a frontal image of an elephant with the national coat of arms, while the reverse shows partial faces of two elephants. It weighs 31.107 grams and features a reeded edge.
Specifications
- Country
- South Africa
- Year
- 2019
- Composition
- Silver (.999)
- Weight
- 31.107 g
- Diameter
- 38.725 mm
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 703
- 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
Reverse
Depicting partial faces of two African Elephants left & right with denomination, weight and finesse in a circle in the middle.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Paul Botes, Kotie Geldenhuys, Richard Stone is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Low mintage: Only 15,000 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.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.999) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 703. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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