South Africa 1969 krugerrand
This specimen was lot 21492 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $1,351.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. Krugerrand, 1969. PCGS PROOF-67 DEEP CAMEO. Mintage of 10,000 pieces. Hard mirror fields with frosted cameo devices. Brilliant and quite attractive." South Africa, after a turbulent history between English and Dutch settlers and the native population, was constituted the Union of South Africa in 1910. Coinage commenced in 1923. The krugerrand was introduced in 1967 as a one ounce gold bullion coin and was very popular around the world despite bearing the effigy of Paul Kruger, the chief exponent of apartheid. The white supremacist regime was ousted in 1989 but, amazingly enough, the krugerrand remains in production, tho in much reduced numbers. As competition for it, the South African government also marketed the Natura series, featuring various animals native to the region.
Recorded mintage: 20,000 plus 10,000 proofs.
Specification: 33.93 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.000 troy oz AGW, 32.7 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-B1; KM-73.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Hern, Brian, John Bothma and Hercie Pieterse, Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns, Ferndale, South Africa, 2013.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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- 1968 krugerrand
- 1971 krugerrand
- South Africa 1997 ounce Natura
- Coins and currency dated 1969
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