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5 Cents uMzantsi Afrika
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Composition | Copper plated steel |
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| Obverse lettering | 2008 uMzantsi Afrika ǃKE Eː ǀXARRA ǁKE ALS |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Xhosa-language inscription "uMzantsi Afrika" on this issue reflects South Africa's post-apartheid language policy, which elevated eleven official languages simultaneously — a constitutional commitment that created ongoing logistical challenges for the mint, which rotates language variants across the coinage series rather than striking all eleven on a single type.