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50 Rand The Big Five Series I - Rhino
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features partial close-up facial views of two rhinoceroses positioned on the left and right sides of the coin, their forms extending toward the edges of the field in a dramatic artistic composition. A central circle contains the denomination, weight, and fineness specifications. The engraver's initials 'PB' appear in the field. |
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The Big Five series from the South African Mint runs parallel to the country's long-standing Krugerrand program but targets a different collector base entirely — bullion buyers who want fine gold without the political baggage the Krugerrand carried during the apartheid sanctions era. South Africa's white rhino population, once hunted to near-extinction in the 19th century, recovered to become the largest in the world through aggressive conservation efforts centered on KwaZulu-Natal's Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa.
The .9999 fineness distinguishes this from the Krugerrand's .9167 standard, a deliberate technical choice to compete directly with Canadian and Australian fine-gold issues.