SA’s new banknotes play home to families of the big five
The upgrade to the notes and coins, the first since 2018, will celebrate age diversity
Elephant, buffalo, lion and other “big five” babies join their parents on the upgraded banknotes the Reserve Bank will launch into circulation this week — and if that does not deter the counterfeiters, the new stronger security features on the notes will.
The upgrade to the notes and coins, the first since 2018, includes a range of new design features which will make them easier for visually impaired people to use, as well as new flora and fauna such as the southern right whale on the coins. And while former president Nelson Mandela’s portrait is retained on all the banknotes, the inclusion of “big five” families on the reverse side of the notes celebrates age diversity, Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago said...
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