2015-12-29 Tue

Did you know that the South African Reserve Bank has issued a wildlife series which depict “the Big Five” animals of the African jungles on the banknotes?

Rand, the official monetary currency of South Africa is exclusively issued by the South African Reserve Bank.

Since the early 1990s, the South African banknotes have been adorned with colourful images of wildlife; they include the rhinoceros (10-rand note), elephant (20-rand note), lion (50-rand note), buffalo (100-rand note), and leopard (200-rand note).

In 2012 a portrait of Nelson Mandela was added to banknotes, with animals appearing on the reverse side.