South Africa Big Five 2022 – Lion – Series II – 1 oz Gold – Polished Plate – COA 111

You see here the 2022 issue with the Big Five Lion of the Series II of the famous Big Five Series of the SA Mint from South Africa.

Great special feature for collectors and “number friends”: this specimen has the certificate number 111.

The South African coin is produced by the South African Mint. The Big Five Lion gold coin is the second issue of the coin series “Big Five Series II”. Short digression: the “Big Five” accordingly includes the following animals: elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and leopard. The Big Five Lion 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 pride of animals (in this case, that of a pride of lions).

Front:

The obverse side of this rare coin depicts a full-grown lion. Below this motif is clearly visible the country of origin “SOUTH AFRICA”, the series name “BIG FIVE” and the year of mintage “2022”.

Back:

On the reverse side you can see two halves of a lion 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 Big Five Lion gold coin:

Year: 2022
Country of issue: South Africa
Mint: SA Mint
Series: Big Five II.
Motive: Lion
Weight: 1 oz
Fineness: .999
Face value: 50 Rand
Mintage: 500
Additional: Wooden case and COA with the #111

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