South Africa 2008 100 rand
This specimen was lot 71606 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $1,740. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 100 Rand, 2008. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. Natura Series featuring the Elephant. Close to perfection, this exceptional proof issue offers extreme brilliance and a charming frosting to the devices." 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 one ounce coin was denominated one hundred rand. The elephant is depicted on this issue of 2008.
Recorded mintage: 4,800 proofs.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 32.7 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-B10; KM-450.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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