Comments on: The New R5 Coin http://commentary.co.za/archives/2004/12/27/the-new-r5-coin/ A weblog focussing on political, social, economic and technological issues both in South Africa and globally. Written from a moderate conservative-libertarian perspective with contributions by several authors who may not always agree with one another Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:31:16 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laurence http://commentary.co.za/archives/2004/12/27/the-new-r5-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 Laurence Tue, 28 Dec 2004 20:41:27 +0000 #comment-2211 Today I found myself having having to pay for parking at the local mall, and upon examining the contents of my wallet, I realised that the only currency I had was... the horror... a new R5 coin. So I stuck it in the parking machine and, lo and behold, it worked. I took my change, got my ticket, and walked off. I was actually pretty surprised. Today I found myself having having to pay for parking at the local mall, and upon examining the contents of my wallet, I realised that the only currency I had was… the horror… a new R5 coin.

So I stuck it in the parking machine and, lo and behold, it worked. I took my change, got my ticket, and walked off. I was actually pretty surprised.

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