R5, South Africa, 2018, Bimetallic - Nelson Mandela Centenary

South Africa, 2018, Five Rand, Bimetal, Republic of South Africa(RSA) - Nelson Mandela Centenary

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The coin was released into circulation in July 2018, the month in which Mandela was born.

Coin Specifications:

Country	South Africa
Year	2018
Value	R5, Five Rand, 5 ZAR, 5 Rand
Metal	Bimetal
Weight	9.5gm (Bimetal)
Diameter	26.00mm(Bimetal)
Thickness	3.00mm(Bimetal)
Obverse Design	Arthur Sutherland(ALS)
Reverse Design	L Guerra
Shape	Round
Last issue of series	-
Obverse	New Coat of Arms of South Africa. Around left and around right, the name of the country is in two of the eleven official languages of South Africa. *Lettering:* 2018(top) Below the Coat of Arms, the initials of the engraver: South Africa(English Language) Aforika Borwa(Tswana Language) ALS (intials)
Reverse	Depicts in the central circle the portrait of a smiling Nelson Mandela facing half left - specially chosen to complement the earlier two R5 circulation coins issued in 2000 after Nelson Mandela’s presidential term and in 2008 following his 90th birthday. *Lettering:* NELSON MANDELA CENTENARY The anniversary dates 1918 and 2018 are overlaid on each other (in opposite directions) vertically to the left of the portrait, with a hologram effect. 5 RAND (bottom) The abbreviation SARB (South African Reserve Bank, the issuer of the coin) and the value and denomination FIVE RAND are repeated as an ornament in micro text around below left-right.
Edge	Reeded, SARB inside groove
	Mintage	Proof Mintage
2018	unknown	unknown