South Africa Big Five 2021 – Buffalo – Series I – 1 oz PP Gold – NGC PF70 UCAM

You see here the 2021 issue with the Series I buffalo of the famous Big Five series of the SA Mint from South Africa.

What makes this issue very special is that it has been certified by the NGC with PF70 Ultra Cameo, which makes it a top pop and of which there are only 2 equally certified NGC issues in the entire world.

The South African coin is produced by the South African Mint. The Big Five Buffalo Gold Coin is the last issue of the “Big Five” coin series. Short digression: the “Big Five” includes the following animals: elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and leopard. The Big Five Buffalo gold coin is strictly limited with a mintage of only 500 pieces worldwide and for this reason very popular with collectors and coin lovers.

What is special about the Big Five coin series? The reverse of the coins was designed with two halves of an animal portrait. This creates a very special effect: two coins side by side create a full close-up portrait of one of the Big Five, and one row shows a pack of animals (in this case a herd of buffalo).

Front:

The obverse side of this rare coin shows a buffalo. Below this motif is clearly visible the country of origin “SOUTH AFRICA”, the series name “BIG FIVE” and the year of mintage “2021”.

Back:

On the reverse side you can see two halves of a buffalo portrait on the gold coin. In the middle of these portraits, the nominal value “FIFTY RAND”, the weight “1oz” and the fineness “Au 999.9” can be seen in a circle.

A few details about the gold coin:

Year: 2021
Country of issue: South Africa
Mint: SA Mint
Series: Big Five I.
Motive: Buffalo
Weight: 1 oz
Fineness: .9999
Face value: 50 Rand
Mintage: 500
Additional: NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo – Top Pop