1 oz Gold Coin - Big Five I - Buffalo - 2021
### Big Five (5.) - Buffalo - 2021 1 Oz Gold - Proof - 5th and final Issue in the Big Five Series - 1 Ounce 99.99% pure Gold - Limited Mintage only 500 pieces worldwide - With numbered Certificate of Authenticity - Delivery in original wooden Box The **South African Mint** has dedicated the fifth and final release in the popular **Big Five Series** to the **Buffalo**. South Africa is justifiably proud of its extraordinary wildlife. The animals known as "Big Five" - Elephant - Lion - Buffalo - Rhino - Leopard - are landmarks and ambassadors of this culturally rich country. The motive of the gold coin features the impressive portrait of a buffalo. Also included in the design are the inscriptions "South Africa", "Big Five 2021" and South Africa’s national coat-of-arms. The reverse features two halves of a buffalo head. When two of those coins are placed next to each other, a complete close-up portrait of a buffalo is visible. By placing many of these coins next to each other, a whole buffalo herd appears. The **mintage of this rare Buffalo gold proof coin is limited to only 500 pieces worldwide**. The Cape or African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a typical grazer. It lives in herds of a few dozen to hundreds of animals and prefers swampy areas and shaded grasslands near water. Particularly characteristic for the buffalo are its sweeping, curved horns, which can reach a span of up to 1.50 meters. As a "Big Five" member, the buffalo was formerly hunted on big-game hunts and severely decimated, so that the species almost became extinct - in the meantime, however, the populations have recovered. The strictly limited **Big Five Buffalo gold proof coin** is delivered in the original wooden box including a numbered certificate of authenticity from the South African Mint.