| Issuer | South Africa |
| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Rand |
| Currency | Rand (1961-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: brass center in copper-nickel ring |
| Weight | 9.5 g |
| Dimensions | 26.0 mm |
| Thickness | 3.0 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Thinus Scheepers |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Coat of arms, date at the top, surrounded by South Africa in three languages (Afrikaans , Venda, English): counterclockwise from the top. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 2025
MJS
SUID-AFRIKA AFRIKA TSHIPEMBE SOUTH AFRICA (Translation: South Africa) |
| Reverse description | Value at the top and bottom, southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) with a school of galjoen swimming left. Galjoen is South Africa’s national fish. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 5 RAND MJS FIVE |
| Edge | Security edge with the initials of the South Africa Reserve Bank |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 2025 - - 2025 - BU Set - 2025 - Proof Set - |
| Catalog ID | 2143027240 |
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