1kg Silver Big Five II Elephant 2021 (Mintage: 100)

Motif: the elephant Very limited total edition: 100 copies Material: silver with a fineness of 999/1,000 Country of origin: South Africa Investment objective: collector's coin Delivery: comes in a beautiful case

✔ The Big Five – African animal species

There was a time when hunting big cats and other African animal species was completely legal and widespread, especially among the rich. Animal species were hunted for sport, and particularly dangerous species were also hunted simply for the incentive of having managed to kill such a dangerous animal. For the poachers at that time, there were exactly five of these dangerous animal species in Africa: the lion, the elephant, the leopard, the rhinoceros and the buffalo. These animal species were known as the "Big Five". The intensive hunting of these animal species has led to most of them being very much threatened with extinction today. Although hunting is now partially prohibited, these animal species are still hunted for sport and money. The "Big Five" have now become a symbol of South Africa and its animal species. They can also be seen on the banknotes of the South African currency: Rand. This is why the South African mint Rand Refinery has also introduced coin series dedicated to the Big Five. This silver coin is one of them.

✔ The largest land dweller on earth

The motif side of this silver coin, limited to just 100 pieces, shows the face of an African elephant. The large ears and tusks are particularly striking. The African elephant is often hunted precisely because of its tusks, which serve the animal as a defense. Elephant tusks are made of the valuable material ivory, which is used to make jewelry and everyday objects. But African elephants are also feared by poachers because of their tusks. And also because the African elephant is the largest land dweller on earth. They can grow up to 3.20 meters tall. This is why the African elephant is one of the Big Five.

✔ The value side of the silver coin

On the obverse, two halves of the face of an African elephant are engraved. If you put two coins next to each other, you have a whole face. The obverse also shows the weight of the coin (1 kilogram), its fineness (999), and its face value. The face value is 5 Rand.

✔ Information at a glance

The manufacturer is Rand Refinery. The weight is 1 kilogram. The year of minting is 2021. The face value is 5 Rand. The corresponding series is Big Five II. The diameter is 100 mm.