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5 Rand Afrika Borwa - Suid-Afrika
| Issuer | South African Reserve Bank |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Engraver(s) | Arthur Sutherland |
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| Obverse description | The brass centre bears the South African coat of arms, featuring a secretary bird with outstretched wings above a shield supported by two human figures, with wheat stalks and an elephant tusk forming the supporters, and the national motto in the ǀXam language inscribed on a ribbon in the lower portion. The engraver's initials 'ALS' appear in the lower field of the centre. The copper-nickel outer ring carries the bilingual country name 'AFRIKA BORWA' to the left and 'SUID-AFRIKA' to the right, with the date '2008' positioned at the top, all legends in upright Latin script with small ornamental dots serving as separators. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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South Africa's bimetallic 5 Rand was introduced in 2004 partly in response to persistent counterfeiting of the previous nickel-brass design, the bimetallic format offering a physical security feature that flat monometallic coins cannot replicate. The 2008 circulation year falls within a period of significant economic strain in South Africa, with inflation spiking sharply — the CPI exceeded 13% by mid-2008, the highest rate in nearly two decades.
The Hern references Nj28 and Nj31 indicate die or inscription variants within this date, reflecting the bilingual rotational policy that alternates language order between "Afrika Borwa" and "Suid-Afrika" across production runs.