Banknote South Africa 20 Rand Nelson Mandela - Elephants - 2023

The 20 South African Rand banknote issued in 2023 features Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on its obverse. The South African Reserve Bank is the issuing institution of this banknote. The face value of this banknote is twenty Rand.

The obverse of the banknote features a depiction of Nelson Mandela. The inscriptions "South African Reserve Bank" and "Twenty Rand" can be read, indicating the issuing bank and the value of the banknote, all written in the Latin alphabet.

The reverse of the banknote illustrates elephants. The inscriptions "20 BANKAKGOLO YA AFORIKABORWA" and "TWENTY RAND" are present, accompanied by "IBULUNGELO-MALI ELIKHULU LESEWULA AFRIKA". These inscriptions reiterate the value of the banknote in different national languages, still in the Latin alphabet.

The watermark of this banknote represents an elephant head, a security feature integrated into the banknote paper to prevent counterfeiting.

The dimensions of the banknote are 135 millimeters in length and 70 millimeters in width.