Coin
5 Rand The Big Five Series I - Buffalo (2021) — South Africa
South Africa • 2021 • KM# 745
Overview
A 2021 Proof silver 5 Rand coin of South Africa, part of The Big Five Series I commemorating the Buffalo. The obverse prominently features a buffalo bull facing left, while the reverse displays two partial buffalo faces. Struck in a Proof finish from .999 fine silver, with a highly limited mintage of 100 pieces (part of a 2-coin combination set).
Specifications
- Country
- South Africa
- Year
- 2021
- Composition
- Silver (.999)
- Weight
- 31.107 g
- Diameter
- 38.725 mm
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 745
- Issuer
- South Africa
Design details
Obverse
Buffalo bull facing left. South African coat of arms in circle bottom center. Lettering left and right of coat of arms.
Reverse
Depicting partial faces of two buffalos left & right with denomination, weight and finesse in a circle in the middle.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Richard Stone, Paul Botes 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 100 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# 745. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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