South Africa To Elimate 5 Cent Coin And Change 10 Cent Coin

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Published: 2011/11/24 01:32:37 PM

Five-cent coins to be discontinued

The Cabinet says five-cent coins will no longer be produced from April 1 next year, and the 10-cent coin will get a new look

South Africa's five-cent coin is to be phased out soon, government spokesman Jimmy Manyi said on Thursday.

The Cabinet had noted the discontinuation of production of the five-cent coin from April 1 next year, he told reporters in a briefing on the last regular Wednesday Cabinet meeting of this year.

The 10-cent coin will be replaced with a new coin from the same date, he said. It will be the same size, but the metal content will change from bronze-plated steel to copper-plated steel.

This will make it cheaper to produce 10-cent coins.

Mr Manyi said the Cabinet had also approved the SA Mint's commemorative coin designs for 2012.

These include the 2012 Natura series 24-carat gold coin, the 2012 R2 (1/4-ounce) commemorative 24-carat gold coin, the 2012 R1 (1/10th) commemorative 24-carat gold coin, and the 2012 R2 Crown size and 2½-cent (tickey) silver coins.

Others are the 2012 R2 Crown-Olympics Games coin, the 2012 R2 Crown-Centenary of the Race to the South Pole coin, and the 2012 50-cent, 20-cent, 10-cent and five-cent sterling silver commemorative coins.

The coins will now be promulgated in the Government Gazette.