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5 Rand Afrika Dzonga - South Africa
| Issuer | South African Reserve Bank |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Thickness | 3.0 mm |
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| Edge | Lettered: SARB R5 repeated 10 times |
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| Mintage | 2005 - Hern#Nj22 - 35,584,000 2005 - Hern#Nj22; BU Set 2005 - Hern#Nj22; Proof - 1,944 2005 CW - Hern#Nj23 - 997 |
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The Tsonga-language inscription "Afrika Dzonga" — one of eleven official languages rotated across South Africa's post-apartheid coinage — reflects the 1996 constitution's deliberate effort to give each of the country's recognized languages a presence on circulating currency. The rotation cycle means any given language appears only periodically, making certain year-language pairings harder to source than their mintage figures might suggest.