5 Rand The Big Five Series III - African Lion

The Big Five series has run long enough that the South African Mint is now into its third iteration, a fact that says more about bullion market demand than about numismatic innovation. The African Lion entry in this third round was struck at Centurion, where the SA Mint has operated since relocating from Pretoria in 1892 — technically the same institution, considerably different infrastructure.

KM#797 assigns this a catalog identity, though most of these move through the silver bullion channel rather than collector circuits.