African Gold Coins

The name is a compound of paul kruger the former president of the south african republic depicted on the obverse and rand the south african unit of currency.

African gold coins.

The african gold coins. It contains one troy ounce of pure gold along with an alloy of 2 826 grams of copper. They feature the south african republic s first president paul kruger. South africa 2006 commemorative gold silver set otto shultz in wooden box.

South africa 1898 gold one pond km10 good extremely fine om a1991 1 200 00. The world s first gold bullion coin the first gold bullion coin in the world and a persistent favorite outside of the united states the krugerrand is generally one of the more affordable gold coins on the market and is recognizable for its unique hue and depiction of a springbok antelope. While south africa s most famous for it s gold krugerand there are many other south african gold coins available to collect as south africa has been minting gold coins since 1892. 1953 south africa mint gold 1 1 2 pound original presentation case british.

Buy gold krugerrand coins at low premiums. South african gold krugerrand coins. 1 troy oz gold south african krugerrand coins was first conceptualized in 1964 as a legal tender bullion coin marked only with its weight in gold. 1980 south africa 1 2 oz gold krugerrand pendant set in solid 14k gold bezel.

More south african krugerrands have been purchased than all other 1 oz gold coins available on the market. The krugerrand ˈ k r uː ɡ ə r æ n d. The gold krugerrand is prized around the world with a highly sought after design inspired by history. The south african gold krugerrand is a legal tender coin issued by south africa weighing 33 93 grams or 1 0909 troy ounces of 22 karat gold.

ˈkrœjərˌrant is a south african coin first minted on 3 july 1967 to help market south african gold and produced by rand refinery and the south african mint. The most popular gold items among african gold coins are the south african gold krugerrands and gold sovereigns. One of these gold coins from africa is the somalian elephant. 1975 south africa 1 oz gold coin krugerrand.

Krugerrands have a diameter of 32 6mm a thickness of 2 74mm and a fineness of 9167. The coin was created as a means for the private ownership of south african gold bullion coins by the general public and was first minted at the south. South african gold coins are legal tender and most are struck in 917 pure gold while containing its true weight in gold. 2017 somali republic 20 shillings 1 50 oz 9999 gold coin african elephant.