South Africa 2002 100 rand
This specimen was lot 1884 in Goldberg sale 112 (Los Angeles, September 2019), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "South Africa. 100 Rand (Ounce), 2002. Natura Series. The Cheetah. RSA logo, 496 mintage. In original case of issue. With certificate of authenticity #0007. Choice Brilliant Proof." 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. As competition for it, the South African government also marketed the Natura series, featuring various animals native to the region. Starting in 2002, the coin was denominated 100 rand. The cheetah is depicted on this issue of 2002.
Recorded mintage: 2,550 + 496 with logo, all proofs.
Specification: 31.107 g, 0.999 fine gold, 1.000 troy oz AGW, 32.69 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-413.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- Hern, Brian, John Bothma and Hercie Pieterse, Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns, Ferndale, South Africa, 2013.
- 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.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
Link to:
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- 2002 50 rand, ½ oz Natura, cheetah
- South Africa 2003 100 rand 1 oz Natura, lions
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