南ア、動物テーマの新紙幣を公開

【ヨハネスブルク（南アフリカ）ＡＦＰ＝時事】南アフリカ準備銀行（中央銀行）は先週、野生動物をテーマにした新紙幣を公開した。（写真は南アフリカ準備銀行＜中央銀行＞が公開した新紙幣）
　１０、２０、５０、１００、２００ランド紙幣の表には反アパルトヘイト（人種隔離政策）の英雄、故ネルソン・マンデラ氏が描かれている。同国の紙幣にはマンデラ氏が亡くなる１年前の２０１２年から同氏の絵柄が使われている。
　新紙幣の裏面はそれぞれ、五大動物とされるゾウ、サイ、ライオン、ヒョウ、バファローの絵柄となっている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/05/12-18:47）

Lion cubs, rhino calves and other baby animals joined Nelson Mandela on new ecology-themed banknotes unveiled by South Africa's central bank on Thursday.
Printed in five denominations ranging from 10 to 200 rand (55 US cents to $10.90), the notes bear the portrait of the anti-apartheid hero sporting a subtle smile, and are slightly brighter in colour than their predecessors.
On the back of the notes are drawings of the Big Five game animals -- elephant, rhino, lion, leopard and buffalo -- depicted with their cubs and calves.
The notes have been printed on special paper and feature security devices to help thwart counterfeiting, the South African Reserve Bank said.
The current series of banknotes featuring Mandela were first issued in 2012, a year before the death of the country's first democratically elected president.
A preamble of South Africa's constitution is printed in micro-text around Madiba's portrait and the country's flag, the bank said on Wednesday using Mandela's clan name.
Revamped coins in silver, gold and rose gold colours also carry pictures of wildlife, including a whale, a springbok, a bee and the national flower, the protea.
They feature patterns to help visually impaired people discern the coins through feel.