The first of a limited series produced by the South African Mint depicting "The Big Five" African animals.

This series will contain, The Elephant, the Lion, Buffalo, Rhino, And Leopard. This limited edition series is one of the few gold coins issues by the South African outside of the Krugerrand series.

The first coin in the series depicts the African Elephant the largest land animal on the planet. This gorgeous and majestic animal is currently threatened in the wild.

The obverse depicts Majestic African Elephant with sharp tusks and South Africa's coat of arms The reverse had two Elephants guarding the weight, purity, and denomination.