The UK is following South Africa’s lead by putting wildlife on their banknotes. If we had to update our ‘Big Five’ notes with five different South African icons — animals or people — who or what deserves a spot on our currency?
Baboon, Penguin, Whale, Porcupine, Caracal
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Rassie.
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Rassie Erasmus, Trevor Noah, Sunlight Dish, Mrs Balls, Boerewors.
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Mandela forever! On back + leaping springbok; antbear; pangolin’; spekboom in flower; erythrina and its beautiful flower (coral tree); protea of course, fynbos, fever tree, acacia, umbrella tree!
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Only animals… no human beings. As good as some people may be they will never match or beat nature.
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Caracal, fish eagle, cape honey bee, riverine hare, cape clawless otter, spotted eagle owl
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King Protea - national flower
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Considering the rulers I’d suggest: rats, snakes, crocodiles, mosquitos and something slimy, eg slug
For National Pride: elephant, lion, kudu, buffalo, duiker
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Let’s have mix of creatures: flowers, birds, land mammals, sea animals, insects:
Say Protea, vulture, wild dog, whale, dung beetle
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Agree. Pangolin, vultures, honey bees, krill, succulents
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Bush baby aka Nagapie aka Galago Sengalensis
Ideally on the note with the highest value. To mirror the look on our faces every time we think about inflation 
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