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After years of planning and an international awareness
campaign, South Africa’s new banknotes were launched in
Johannesburg’s Lynwood Housewife Market, a small fruit and
vegetable shop in Pretoria, on Tuesday November 6, as South
African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Gill Marcus made a modest grocery purchase – the first-ever transaction using our new
“Mandela money”. Watermelon, almonds, aubergines, beetroots
and a cucumber, in case you were wondering.
The new banknotes feature an image of former President
Nelson Mandela on the front, with images of different “Big Five”
animals on the back of the various denominations (R10, R20, R50,
R100 and R200).
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‘Our currency is a unique symbol of our nationhood, with many
of us handling banknotes every day,’ Marcus said. ‘The Reserve
Bank is proud to be able to honour South Africa’s strugg