Five Rand, South Africa, 2015, Bimetal, Commemorative

South Africa, 2015, Five Rand, Bimetal, Coinage of Griqua Town, Commemorative, Republic of South Africa(RSA) Series(1994 to 2015), Third Decimal Series

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Description

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) issued a Griqua Town themed R5 circulation coin, celebrating the 200^th anniversary of the creation of the first coinage in South Africa.

The currency was created in the name of a local community: Griqua Town, but had far-reaching significance as the first South African currency, the country’s first decimal coinage and the world’s first Christian Missionary coinage.

The new R5 coin has an image of the 1815 Griqua Town coin with the words “Coinage of Griqua Town 200” and the date “1815 – 2015” on the reverse side. The obverse depicts the South African Coat of Arms, with the words SARB on each side.

Coin Specifications

Country	South Africa
Year	2015(1994-2015)
Value	R5, Five Rand, 5 ZAR, 5 Rand
Metal	Bimetal
Weight	9.5gm (Bimetal)
Diameter	26.00mm(Bimetal)
Thickness	3.00mm(Bimetal)
Obverse Design	Arthur Sutherland(ALS)
Reverse Design	Arthur Sutherland(ALS)
Shape	Round
Last issue of series	-
Obverse	New Coat of Arms of South Africa *Lettering:* 2015(top) SOUTH AFRICA(bottom)
Reverse	Black Wildebeest – The Black Wildebeest is featured on the reverse site of the coin. This animal is endemic to the Southern Parts of Africa. *Lettering:* 1815 R5 2015 (right) Coinage of Griqua Town (bottom) 200 (left)
Edge	Reeded, SARB inside groove
	Mintage	Proof Mintage
1994	10M Presidential Inauguration	10,000 Presidential Inauguration
1994	45M	5,804
1995	41M	5,816
1996	15M	4,827
1996	?(Mint Mark)	?(Mint Mark)
1997	1.28M	3,596
1998	1.152M	3,051
1998	314(Mint Mark)	-(Mint Mark)
1999	8.8M	3,774
1999	1009(Mint Mark)	-(Mint Mark)
2000	1m	3,703
2000	6.2M Bimetal	40,000 Bimetal
2000	672(Mint Mark)	-(Mint Mark)
2001	2M	3,678
2001	779 (mint mark)
2002	?M	3,250
2002	106(mint mark)	-
2003	?	2,909
2004	?	1,935
2004	3,243(mint mark)	-
2005	?	1,944
2005	997(mint mark)	-
2006	?	1,637
2006	997(mint mark)	-
2007	?	1,280
2007	2,354(mint mark)	-
2008	?	?
2008	?(mint mark)	?
2008	?(90^th Birthday Mandela)	?(90^th Birthday Mandela)
2008	?(90^th Birthday Mandela)	?(90^th Birthday Mandela)
2009	11,178M	757
2010	8,064M	?
2011	10,500	10,500
2012	?	?
2013	?	?
2014	?	?
2015	?	?
2016	?	?