New Coins 2024 South African Currency. The theme of the black wildebeest (connochaetes gnou) is replaced with the southern right whale (eubalaena australis) on this new edition of the r5 coin issued in 2023. The south african reserve bank has officially launched the country’s latest print and mint of banknotes and coins.

South africa has unveiled upgraded banknotes and fourth decimal coin series. The key change in the next.