South Africa coat of arms, inscribed in a square, with the motto `Ex Unitate Vires` (Power Through Unity) with the country name in Afrikaans and English on both sides
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA
EX UNITATE VIRES
ALS 1994 (Translation: South Africa South Africa Power Through Unity ALS 1994)
Reverse description
Wildebeest below the value
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
5 RAND
ALS
Edge
Alternating segments of smooth and reeded parts (5 each)