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5 Rand Afrika Dzonga - Ningizimu Afrika
| Issuer | South African Reserve Bank |
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| Year | 2004-2016 |
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| Currency | Rand (1961-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | AFRIKA DZONGA • 2004 • NINGIZIMU AFRIKA • !KE Eː ǀXARRA ǁKE |
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South Africa's post-apartheid constitution recognizes eleven official languages, and the rotating bilingual legends on the rand coinage — cycling through pairs across the series — were a deliberate policy decision by the Reserve Bank to give each language equal representation across denominations and date ranges. This 5 Rand carries Tshivenda and Zulu, two of the less frequently paired combinations. The bimetallic construction was adopted partly as an anti-counterfeiting measure following problems with earlier monocomposition issues in high-value circulation coinage.