South Africa 2014 1/2 krugerrand
This specimen was part of lot 3392 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), which sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. Four Piece Proof Set, 2014. NGC PROOF-70 ULTRA CAMEO. Fr-B1/4; KM-73 & 105/7. Krugerrand set with denominations of 1, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/10. All with befitting perfect grades and designated as one of the first 300 sets struck. Housed in fitted wooden display case and with certificate of authenticity serial # 107." 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: unknown.
Specification: 16.97 g, 0.917 fine gold, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-107.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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