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2020 | BIG 5: RHINO
The South African Mint celebrates Africa’s unique natural heritage by embodying the strength and beauty of the Big Five in this new series of fine-silver brilliant uncirculated legal tender coins.
The coins are issued every 6 months, starting with the Elephant and the Lion in 2019. The Rhino is the third of the ferocious 5 to be featured in this series. Rhinoceroses are easily recognised by their prehistoric features such as armour-like bodies and the horns on their foreheads.
Rhinos, unfortunately, face a dire threat from poaching and rank among the most endangered species on earth. Their horns are made up of the highly sought after keratin, which is used for its supposed medicinal purposes.
The “Big Five” term originated when big game hunters visited the shores of Africa to shoot for trophies, and locals warned them about the five most dangerous animals in Africa: the Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhino, and Buffalo.
Big 5 Rhino and Krugerrand Proof Set – Silver
This two coin set includes a 2020 1oz fine-silver proof Big Five coin featuring a rhino, together with a 1oz fine-silver Krugerrand with a rhino as a privy mark on the reverse.
Limited edition: 1 000
Big 5 Rhino and Krugerrand Proof Set – Gold
This coin set consists of a 2020 1oz 24ct gold Big Five rhino coin, together with a 1oz 22ct gold Krugerrand with a rhino as a privy mark on the reverse.
Limited edition: 100
Big 5 Rhino Proof Set
Each reverse of the proof coins bears the design of two halves of the face of a rhino. When placed together, the reverses form a full face. The set is packaged in a revolutionary double capsule which houses the coins close enough to each other to form a full rhino face, and wide enough apart that the coins remain pristine and do not touch.
The double capsule set is packaged in a beautiful box made of walnut bark with a glossy piano finish bearing a digital print of the thick-skinned Rhinoceros on top.
Mass: 31.107g
Diameter: 38.725mm
Metal Content: Silver Ag 999
Limited Edition: 1 000
*Specifications per coin
R50 Big 5 Rhino 1oz Gold Proof
The reverse of this 24ct gold 1oz coin features two halves of the face of a rhino so that when two of the coins are placed next to each other, a complete close-up image of the face of a rhino is seen.
Mass: 31.107g
Diameter: 32.69mm
Metal Content: Au 999.9
Limited Edition: 500
R20 Big 5 Elephant 1oz Platinum Proof
This platinum 1oz coin also features two halves of the face of a rhino on the reverse so that when two coins are placed together, the reverses form a full face.
Mass: 31.107g
Diameter: 32.69mm
Metal Content: Pt 999.5
Limited Edition: 500
Big 5 Rhino Brilliant Uncirculated
The reverse of the coin features two halves of the rhino’s face, detailing its eye, ears and horn. This ingenious design allows for a complete close-up of a rhino to be seen only when two of the coins are placed next to each other (as seen in the double-capsule proof set).
When multiple coins are placed next to each other, a crash is formed.
Mass: 31.107g
Diameter: 38.725mm
Metal Content: Silver Ag 999
Limited Edition: 15 000
Big 5 Rhino Obverse
The obverse design of these coins bears the breath-taking design of the African Rhino, which fills up much of the surface area of the coin. The words ‘South Africa’, ‘Big 5 2020’ appear below the image, with South Africa’s national coat-of-arms in the centre.
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