Gold Kilo 2022 Big Five - Lion, Coin from South Africa

Coin	Gold Kilo 2022 Big Five - Lion

The South African Mint is one of the pioneers of modern bullion coinage. It started issuing its traditional gold Krugerrand in 1967, and has subsequently expanded its offering both in terms of sizes and metals, and in designs.

The Big Five series started in 2019 with an Elephant design, with a new design issued every six months. The series started its second iteration with the Elephant again, in 2021. The “Big Five” term originated when big game hunters visited the shores of Africa to shoot for trophies, and locals warned them about the five most dangerous animals in Africa: the Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhino, and Buffalo.

This is the second gold kilogram coin issued by the South African Mint, and is part of the Big Five II series (second iteration of the Big Five range).

For the creation of this coin, the South African Mint credits: Paul Botes (die-sinker), JA Geldenhuys (artist) and RC Stone (designer).

Mint	South African Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	15

Obverse

Most of the surface area of the obverse is taken by the close-up image of a male lion's head with the fine detail of its mane filling the interior of the coin.

Below, surrounded by two curved ornaments reminiscent of ivory tusks, the legend SOUTH AFRICA is separated from the inscription BIG FIVE 2021 by a small Coat of Arms of South Africa.

Obverse Inscription	SOUTH AFRICA BIG FIVE 2022

Reverse

The reverse of the lion coin bears an inspired design of two halves of a lion’s face, side-by-side. This is done so that when two of the coins are placed next to each other, a complete image of the face of a lion is seen.

In a small circle at centre, the mass of the coin 1 kg is surrounded by its face value FIFTY RAND above and the composition Au 999.9 below (Au is abbreviated from Aurum, which means "gold" in Latin and is used internationally on gold bullion coinage).

Near the lowest part of the rim, small letters PB represent the initials of the die-sinker (engraver) Paul Botes.

Reverse Inscription	FIFTY RAND 1 kg Au 999.9

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes	Finish: proof. Packaging: in luxury wooden box with Certificate of Authenticity.

See also

All (5) coins of type: Gold Kilo (1 kg)

Coin Name	Mintage	Symbol	Legend
Gold Kilo 2021 Big Five - Elephant	10	Coat of Arms of South Africa	SOUTH AFRICA BIG FIVE 2021
Gold Kilo 2022 Big Five - Lion	15	Coat of Arms of South Africa	SOUTH AFRICA BIG FIVE 2022
Gold Kilo 2022 Big Five - Rhino	15	Coat of Arms of South Africa	SOUTH AFRICA BIG FIVE 2022
Gold Kilo 2023 Big Five - Leopard	10	Coat of Arms of South Africa	SOUTH AFRICA BIG FIVE 2023
Gold Kilo 2023 Big Five - Buffalo	10	Coat of Arms of South Africa	SOUTH AFRICA BIG FIVE 2023

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Gold Kilo 2022 Big Five - Lion: Details

Country	South Africa
Currency	Rand
Coin Type	Gold Kilo (1 kg)
Issued	2022
Symbol	Coat of Arms of South Africa
Face Value	50 (x Rand)
Total Mintage	15
Current	Yes
Material	0.9999 Gold
Designer	P Botes, JA Geldenhuys, RC Stone
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	90.0000 mm
Mass	1,000.0000 g
OCC ID	PMVR-EAPC-DGKR-ONQG

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Gold Kilo 2022 Big Five - Lion: Photos

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	Big Five II (2.) - Lion - 2022 1 Kilo Gold - Premium Uncirculated Copyright: South African Mint Source
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