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2021 | BIG 5: BUFFALO
The African Cape Buffalo is the last of the animals featured on this popular Big 5 coin series since its debut in 2019. The South African Mint celebrates Africa’s precious wildlife by embodying the strength and beauty of the Big Five in this series of legal tender coins.
African Buffalo are sociable animals with herds of up to several hundred individuals often observed. These herds might splinter into smaller units in times of drought.
Primarily preyed upon by lions, when a herd member is attacked, other Buffalos will rush to its defence. Together a number of buffalo are more than capable to ward off an attack by an entire pride of lions. A wounded buffalo bull is regarded as most dangerous by hunters, which is one of the main reasons why this animal is included into the big five. This characteristic is the origin of many hunting adventures, myths and legends.
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.
The obverse features a breath-taking design of the Cape buffalo, which fills up much of the surface area of the coin. The words ‘South Africa’, ‘Big 5 2021’ appear below the image, with the national coat-of-arms in the centre signifying its legal tender status.
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The reverse of the coin features two halves of the face of the Cape buffalo and when two coins are placed next to each other a complete close-up image of the face is seen. When multiple coins are placed next to each other, a herd of buffalos is formed.
Mass: 31.107g
Diameter: 38.725mm
Metal Content: Silver Ag 999
Limited Edition: 15 000
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Each reverse of the proof coins bears the design of two halves of the face of a Cape buffalo. 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 buffalo face, and wide enough apart that the coins remain pristine and do not touch.
All the sets in this series are packaged in a beautiful lacquered finished wooden box bearing a digital print of the unforgivable Buffalo on the lid.
Mass: 31.107g
Diameter: 38.725mm
Metal Content: Silver Ag 999
Limited Edition: 1 000
*Specifications per coin
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The reverse of the coin features two halves of the face of the Cape buffalo and when two coins are placed next to each other a complete close-up image of the face is seen. When multiple coins are placed next to each other, a herd of buffalos is formed.
Mass: 31.107g
Diameter: 32.69mm
Metal Content: Au 999.9
Limited Edition: 500
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This platinum 1oz coin also features two halves of the face of a Cape buffalo 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
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This two coin set includes a 2021 1oz fine-silver proof Big 5 coin featuring the buffalo, together with a 2021 1oz fine-silver Krugerrand with a buffalo as a privy mark on the reverse.
All the sets in this series are packaged in a beautiful a lacquered finished wooden box bearing a digital print of the unforgivable Buffalo on the lid.
Limited edition: 1 000
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This coin set consists of a 2021 1oz 24ct gold Big 5 buffalo coin, together with a 2021 1oz 22ct gold Krugerrand with a buffalo as a privy mark on the reverse.
All the sets in this series are packaged in a beautiful a lacquered finished wooden box bearing a digital print of the unforgivable Buffalo on the lid.
Limited edition: 100
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