africa: ...South Africa - 2023 Series Full Set Of Five Notes

Republic of South Africa

iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika

South African Reserve Bank (est. 1921)

Currency - Rand (ZAR)

This is a full set of five notes all released on 03.05.2023. The themes for these notes are basically the same as the 2013-2016 series but with updated security features. However, the designs on the back are completely new but still maintain the theme as per previous issues. On the front it still depicts the portrait of the late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. However, the Orion patterns security features previously printed on the 2016-2016 series have been omitted from the 2023 series. The Orion patterns feature is to prevent unauthorised or illegal reproduction of the banknote by a colour photo copier machine. However, I understand that there are other security features added to the designs to prevent this from happening.

Ten Rand

Nelson Mandela (b.1918-2013)

Front - The portrait of Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela was born on 18.07.1918 in a village of Mvezo, Umtata (almost 1,000 kilometers south of Pretoria). His birth name was Rolihlahla Mandela. He became the first democratically elected President of South Africa after his party, the African National Congress (ANC) won the first fully democratic general election held on 27.04.1994, thus formally ending the apartheid era in South Africa. However he only served for one 5-year term as President and retired from politics in June 1999. He died on 05.12.2013, aged 95 years old.

Governor - Lesetja Kganyago (since 09.11.2014)

Watermarks - Rhinoceros's head and electrotype 10

Dimensions - 129.5mm x 70.5mm

Back - A rhinoceros with a calf.