Coins from South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, situated at the southern part of the African continent, was founded on 31 May 1961, away from British rule and introduced a decimal coin series as a result. However, the predecessor of the Republic was the Union of South Africa, formed on 31 May 1910 out of 4 British Colonies: The Transvaal, Free State, Cape Colony and Natal. The first Europeans, the Dutch (1652-1795, 1803-1806), settled in the Cape in 1652, after which the English came (1795-1803, 1806-1960). Today, after the democratic elections of 1994, South Arica has three Capitols, Pretoria as the executive, Cape Town as the Legislative and Bloemfontein as the judicial. In 1923 the first coins in the Pound Sterling series were issued, depicting the British Monarch. Like all Pound sterling series, 12 Pennies make a Shilling and 20 Shillings a Pound. With the introduction of the decimal series in 1961, decimal coins of equal size and value to the Pound series were produced to ease the transition (1961 to 1964). In 1965 the second decimal series were introduced, radically reducing the size of the coins. In 1989/90 the current and third decimal series of coins were introduced, again reducing size, introducing a circulation 2 Rand coin for the first time and the first 5 Rand coin to follow in 1994. The Kruger Rand, made of pure gold, was the first (starting in 1967) international investment coin produced worldwide, and is still very popular. The country has 11 official languages (resulting in 10 different spellings of the name South Africa), and these are rotated on the coins from year to year. With a size of 1,221,037 km² (471,445 square miles) it is the 24th largest country in the world, boasting a population of more than 57 million people. South Africa is the birthplace of the legendary Nelson Mandela, who served as president from 1994 to 1999.
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Rand (1961-date)

100 Cents = 1 Rand

5 Cent Clown Fis (Isimagaliso Marine Protected Area)
2013

Non-circulating coin: South Africa's Marine Protected Areas – Isimagaliso Marine Protected Area
Silver (.925) • 8.456 g • ⌀ 26.7 mm
Hern# WL56, N# 253878
5 Cent (Natal Bioregion)
2014

Non-circulating coin: South Africa's Marine Protected Areas – Natal Bioregion
Silver (.925) • 8.456 g • ⌀ 26.7 mm
KM# 573, Hern# WL60, N# 253879
5 Cent (Agulhas Bioregion)
2015

Non-circulating coin: South Africa's Marine Protected Areas – Agulhas Bioregion
Silver (.925) • 8.456 g • ⌀ 26.7 mm
KM# 583, Hern# WL64, N# 253882
5 Cent (West Coast Bioregion)
2016

Non-circulating coin: South Africa's Marine Protected Areas – West Coast Bioregion
Silver (.925) • 8.456 g • ⌀ 26.7 mm
Hern# WL68, N# 253884
5 Cent (Prince Edward Islands)
2017

Non-circulating coin: South Africa's Marine Protected Areas – Prince Edward Islands
Silver (.925) • 8.456 g • ⌀ 26.7 mm
Hern# WL72, KM# 620, N# 328263
Available for swap 10 Cents (1st decimal series)
1961-1964

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.500) • 5.66 g • ⌀ 23.7 mm
KM# 60, Hern# R18-21, N# 16203
Available for swap 10 Cents (English Legend - SOUTH AFRICA)
1965-1969

Standard circulation coin
Nickel • 4.0 g • ⌀ 20.7 mm
KM# 68.1, Hern# D120, 122, 124, 128, Schön# 89, N# 2889
Available for swap 10 Cents (Afrikaans Legend - SUID-AFRIKA)
1965-1969

Standard circulation coin
Nickel • 4.0 g • ⌀ 20.7 mm
KM# 68.2, Hern# D121, 123, 125, 129, N# 1758
10 Cents (Charles Swart; English Legend - SOUTH AFRICA)
1968

Non-circulating coin: The end of Charles Robberts Swart's presidency
Nickel • 4.0 g • ⌀ 20.7 mm
KM# 77.1, Hern# D126, N# 32262
Available for swap 10 Cents (Charles Swart; Afrikaans Legend - SUID-AFRIKA)
1968

Non-circulating coin: The end of Charles Robberts Swart's presidency
Nickel • 4.0 g • ⌀ 20.7 mm
KM# 77.2, Hern# D127, N# 32246
Available for swap 10 Cents (SOUTH AFRICA - SUID-AFRIKA)
1970-1989

Standard circulation coin
Nickel • 4.0 g • ⌀ 20.7 mm
KM# 85, Schön# 124, N# 833
Available for swap 10 Cents (Jacobus J. Fouché)
1976

Circulating commemorative coin: The end of Jacobus Johannes Fouché's presidency
Nickel • 4.0 g • ⌀ 20.7 mm
KM# 94, Hern# D136, Schön# 134, N# 2890
Available for swap 10 Cents (Nicolaas J. Diederichs)
1979

Circulating commemorative coin: The end of Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs' presidency
Nickel • 4.0 g • ⌀ 20.7 mm
KM# 101, Hern# D139, N# 8715
Available for swap 10 Cents (Balthazar J. Vorster)
1982

Circulating commemorative coin: The end of Balthazar Johannes Vorster's presidency
Nickel • 4.0 g • ⌀ 20.7 mm
KM# 112, Hern# D142, N# 8899
Available for swap 10 Cents (SUID-AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA)
1990-1995

Standard circulation coin
Bronze plated steel • 2.0 g • ⌀ 16.0 mm
KM# 135, Hern# Nd1-6, Schön# 172, N# 2231
Available for swap 10 Cents (SOUTH AFRICA)
1996-2000

Standard circulation coin
Bronze plated steel • 2.0 g • ⌀ 16.0 mm
KM# 161, Hern# Nd7-11, Schön# 218, N# 2482
10 Cents (Lion - Predator of Africa)
2000

Non-circulating coin: Silver Wildlife series
Silver (.925) • 16.81 g • ⌀ 32.7 mm
KM# 235, Hern# WL3, N# 139342
Available for swap 10 Cents (SOUTH AFRICA)
2000-2001

Standard circulation coin
Bronze plated steel • 2.0 g • ⌀ 16.0 mm
KM# 224, Hern# Nd12, Hern# Nd13, Schön# 285, N# 2891
10 Cents (Buffalo - Power of Africa)
2001

Non-circulating coin: Silver Wildlife series
Silver (.925) • 16.86 g • ⌀ 32.7 mm
KM# 244, Hern# WL7, N# 166023
Available for swap 10 Cents (Afrika-Dzonga)
2002

Standard circulation coin
Bronze plated steel • 2.0 g • ⌀ 16.0 mm
KM# 269, Hern# Nd14, Schön# 307, N# 2892

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