South African 5 pound note |
Obverse: Portrait of Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619, Culemborg, Gelderland – 18 January 1677), Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town.; Voortrekkers; cattle; lemon tree.
Reverse: Beautiful old Dutch sailing ship on the ocean.
Watermark: Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck.
Texts: Ek beloof op aanvraag te betaal aan toonder te Pretoria, I promise to pay the bearer on demand at Pretoria, Vyf Pond - Five Pounds, vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank, for the South African Reserve Bank.