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New R5 Coin Launched To Celebrate The 200th Anniversary Of The First Coinage Creation
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has issue a commemorative circulation R5 coin celebrating 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa. The new R5 coin has an image of the 1815 Griqua Town coin with the words “Coinage of Griqua Town 200” and the date “1815 – 2015” on the reverse side.
This coin is a normal circulation coin and will form part of the R5 coins that are already in circulation throughout the country. The circulation coin is worth its face value of R5 and will be introduced into circulation from early 2016. The public is encouraged to recirculate the coin when they receive it.
The currency was created in the name of a local community: Griqua Town, but had far-reaching significance as the first South African currency, the country’s first decimal coinage and the world’s first Christian Missionary coinage.
For collectors out there, the South African Mint (SA Mint), a wholly owned subsidiary of the SARB, has launched special Griqua Town Coin Sets consisting of the following:
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A R5 Proof non-circulation coin
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A Set including a proof R5 coin and two R2 silver crowns
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A Set consisting of a R2 gold coin, a R5 proof coin, two silver R2 crowns and a magnifying glass
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A set of a R2 gold coin and a R5 non-circulation coin; a proof R5 coin and a magnifying glass
