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| Issuer | South African Reserve Bank / Bankakgolo ya Aforikaborwa / IBulungelo-mali eliKhulu leSewula Afrika |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Size | 138 x 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries an intaglio portrait vignette of Nelson Mandela at centre-right, rendered in fine engraved detail against a guilloche underprint in warm beige and ochre tones. At upper left, the South African coat of arms and the bank title SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK appear in letterpress, accompanied by the Governor's facsimile signature. The numeral 20 is printed in large colour-shifting ink at lower left, with geometric patterning drawn from indigenous Ndebele motifs along the borders. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by an intaglio vignette of three African elephants — a cow, a juvenile, and a calf — set within a radiating sunburst guilloche background in brown and ochre. The denomination numeral 20 appears at lower right in colour-shifting ink, with the bank's name rendered in Setswana at upper centre and in isiNdebele at lower centre. Traditional geometric border patterns frame the design on both lateral edges. |
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| Signature(s) | L.K. Kganyago |
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