Exonumia 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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Tourist souvenir

Available for swap Token - ½ Pond - Gold Reef City
1986

Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
Brass • 1.9 g • ⌀ 19.6 mm
Hern# 238b, N# 155034
Token - Gold Reef City (Veldpond)
1986

Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
Brass • 4.65 g • ⌀ 22.1 mm
N# 378388
Available for swap 1 Pond - Gold Reef City
1986-1988

Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
Brass • 3.7 g • ⌀ 22.1 mm
X# Tn11, Hern# 238a, N# 127299
1 Pond - Gold Reef City
1991

Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
Brass • 3.9 g • ⌀ 22.0 mm
N# 59159
Voortrekker Monument
ND

Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir

N# 369199
Available for swap Token - Fairview Goatshed
ND

Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
28.8 g
N# 401549
Available for swap Token - South African Heritage - Southernmost Tip of Africa
ND

Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir

N# 154878
Token - South African Heritage - Stellenbosch
ND

Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
⌀ 30.0 mm
N# 234479

Elongated coin

Token - The Cape Peninsula (Cape Town)
ND

Souvenir medals › Elongated coin
Bronze • 4.66 g • 41.3 × 22.5 mm
N# 324905
Token - MTN Sciencentre (Cape Town)
ND

Souvenir medals › Elongated coin
Bronze • 4.69 g • 44.3 × 22.2 mm
N# 324902
Token - South African Red Cross Society - Table Mountain
ND

Souvenir medals › Elongated coin
Copper
N# 349935

Commemorative souvenir

Medal - Anglo boer war - Frederick Roberts
ND

Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir: Anglo boer war generals
Silver (.925) • 41.0 g • ⌀ 46.0 mm
N# 308325
Paul Kruger Centenary 1826-1904 Kruger House
ND

Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir: Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger (October 10, 1825 – July 14 1904), a.k.a. ‘Oom’ (Uncle) Paul
• ⌀ 31.0 mm
N# 369200
Medal - 10th anniversary of the Launch of H.M.S. Natal
1915

Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir: 10th anniversary of the Launch of H.M.S. Natal in 1915
Silver • 12.78 g • ⌀ 26.0 mm
N# 300758
Medal - 10th anniversary of the Launch of H.M.S. Natal
1915

Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir: 10th anniversary of the Launch of H.M.S. Natal in 1915
Copper • 10.69 g • ⌀ 26.0 mm
N# 300759
Medal - Peace Celebrations 1919
1919

Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir: End of World War 1 1919
Bronze • 8.73 g • ⌀ 27.6 mm
Dietz1# Chatt 53, Laidlaw# 0985, AM# 150, N# 402172
Medal - Great Trek Centenary
1938

Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir: Great Trek Centenary
Bronze plated • 14.5 g • ⌀ 35.6 mm
Laidlaw# 0130, N# 347624
Medal - Bloemfontein Centenary
1946

Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir: Bloemfontein Centenary
Bronze plated • 12 g • ⌀ 35.4 mm
Laidlaw# 0111, N# 347619
Medal - George VI (Oudtshoorn)
1947

Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir: 100th Anniversary of Oudtshoorn
Silver (.925) • 18.5 g • ⌀ 32 mm
AM2# 275, Laidlaw# 0605, N# 403601
Medal - Kimberley (Fifth Anniversary of Republic)
1966

Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir: Town of Kimberley celebrating 5th year of South African republic
Gold plated bronze • 13.4 g • ⌀ 31.6 mm
N# 89672

Event souvenir

Medal - Diamond Jubilee Queen Victoria (Grey Institute, Port Elizabeth)
1897

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
• 14.45 g • ⌀ 37.5 mm
Laidlaw# 0804, N# 384068
Medal - Diamond Jubilee Queen Victoria (City of Cape Town)
1897

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
Plated tin-lead • 13.81 g • ⌀ 33.45 mm
N# 317537
Souvenir - Edward VII (Coronation; Natal)
1902

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra
Silver • 11.4 g • ⌀ 30 mm
Laidlaw# 0008a, AM2# 92, N# 403566
Medal - Edward VII Coronation (Woodstock)
1902

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Coronation of King Edward VII
• 17.5 g • ⌀ 38.2 mm
Laidlaw# 0215, N# 361663
Medal - Edward VII Coronation (Green Point and Sea Point)
1902

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Coronation of King Edward VII, 9 August 1902
Silver • 6.17 g • ⌀ 23.75 mm
Laidlaw# 0578, N# 283473
Medal - German settlers in South Africa (50 years)
1908

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: 50 Anniversary of German Settlers in South Africa
Bronze • 11.59 g • ⌀ 30.28 mm
AM2# 106, Laidlaw# 0004, N# 59171
Medal - Formation of the Union of South Africa
1910

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Formation of the Union of South Africa
Silver • 14.4 g • ⌀ 32.2 mm
AM2# 117; Laidlaw: 0086a, N# 309822
Medal - South African Union
1910

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Formation of the Union of South Africa
• 9.3 g • ⌀ 31.9 mm
Laidlaw# 0199, N# 361662
Medal - George V and Mary Coronation (Natal)
1911

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Coronation of King George V & Queen Mary
Bronze • 11.2 g • ⌀ 32 mm
AM2# 136, Laidlaw# 0029, N# 231635
Medal - George V (Coronation; Pretoria)
1911

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Coronation of King George V & Queen Mary
Bronze • 12.9 g • ⌀ 32.4 mm
Laidlaw# 0206, N# 375834
Medal - Peace Celebrations 1919 (Johannesburg)
1919

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: End of World War 1 1919
Bronze • 14.59 g • ⌀ 31.7 mm
Laidlaw# 0025a, AM2# 159, N# 394026
Medal - Peace Celebrations 1919 (Wynberg)
1919

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: End of World War 1 1919
Tin-lead • 11.19 g • ⌀ 32.5 mm
Laidlaw# 0226, AM2# 151 var., N# 393996
Medal - The Peace of 1919 (Cape Town)
1919

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: The Peace of 1919
• 11.3 g • ⌀ 32.8 mm
Laidlaw# 0313, N# 384073
Medal - Peace Celebrations 1919 (Cradock, Cape Province)
1919

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: End of World War 1 1919
Bronze • 15.98 g • ⌀ 30.9 mm
Laidlaw# 0387, AM2# 155, N# 393935
Medal - Centenary of Paul Kruger's birth
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Centenary of Paul Kruger's birth
Gold plated bronze • 8.33 g • ⌀ 26.43 mm
AM# 173, Hern# 392, Laidlaw# 0189b, N# 318127
Medal - Edward Prince of Wales (King William's Town 1925)
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Visit by Edward, Prince of Wales, to South Africa: King William's Town
Bronze • 10.91 g • ⌀ 27.78 mm
AM2# 194, Laidlaw# 0260, Giordano# CM95a, W&E# 6200B1, N# 59198
Medal - Edward Prince of Wales (Natal 1925)
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Visit of Prince Edward to Natal Province, 1925
Copper • 10.85 g • ⌀ 28 mm
AM2# 196, Laidlaw# 0185, W&E# 6200D1, Giordano# CM100a, N# 121095
Available for swap Medal - Edward Prince of Wales (Cape Town 1925)
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Visit of Edward April-July 1925
Bronze • 17.7 g • ⌀ 32.1 mm
BHM# 4200, Giordano# 93a, Laidlaw# 0107, AM2# 189, W&E# 6200A1, Eimer# 1999, N# 103225
Available for swap Medal - Edward Prince of Wales (South Africa 1925)
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Visit of Prince Edward to South Africa
Bronze • 10.91 g • ⌀ 27.85 mm
BHM# 4200, Laidlaw# 0030a, AM2# 187, Giordano# CM 94b, W&E# 6200E1, N# 65273
Medal - Edward Prince of Wales (South Africa 1925 - Wynberg Cape)
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Visit of Prince Edward to Wynberg Cape in South Africa 1925
Gilding metal plated bronze • 10.71 g • ⌀ 27.7 mm
Laidlaw# 0030b, AM2# 187, Giordano# CM97b, W&E# 6200F, N# 405961
Medal - Edward Prince of Wales (South Africa 1925 - Pretoria)
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Visit of Prince Edward to Pretoria in South Africa 1925
Bronze • 11.00 g • ⌀ 27.6 mm
Laidlaw# 0030c, AM2# 197, Giordano# CM101a, N# 406136
Medal - Edward Prince of Wales (Molteno 1925)
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Visit of Prince Edward to Molteno in South Africa 1925
Bronze • 11.14 g • ⌀ 27.6 mm
Laidlaw# 0030f, AM2# 195, Giordano# CM96a, W&E# 6200C1, N# 405959
Medal - Edward Prince of Wales (South Africa 1925 - Johannesburg)
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Visit of Prince Edward to Johannesburg in South Africa 1925
Bronze • 6.89 g • ⌀ 27.9 mm
Laidlaw# 1299, AM2# 192, Giordano# CM102.1, W&E# 6202A1, N# 406140
Medal - Edward Prince of Wales (South Africa 1925 - Bloemfontein)
1925

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Visit of Prince Edward to Bloemfontein in South Africa 1925
Silver • 7.71 g • ⌀ 27.8 mm
Giordano# CM102.2, N# 406712
Token - Table Mountain
1929

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Opening of Table Mountain Cableway
Aluminium • 4.17 g • ⌀ 33.50 mm
Hern# 1260b, Laidlaw# 0064, AM2# 214, N# 59210
Available for swap Token - Table Mountain
1929

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Opening of Table Mountain Cableway
Brass • 14 g • ⌀ 33.4 mm
Hern# 1260b, N# 92203
Token - Table Mountain
1929

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Opening of Table Mountain Cableway
Aluminium • 4 g • ⌀ 32.7 mm
Hern# 1260b, AM2# 213, Laidlaw# 1271, N# 92206
Available for swap Medal - Royal Visit of Prince George to Durban
1934

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Commemorating the visit of H.R.H Prince George to Durban in March 1934
Bronze • 13 g • ⌀ 30 mm
AM2# 218, Laidlaw# 0026, W&E# 5605, N# 97993
Medal - King George V and Queen Mary (Silver Jubilee)
1935

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary
Bronze • 14.8 g • ⌀ 31.9 mm
W&E# 5668D, Laidlaw# 0028, AM2# 222, N# 93582
Medal - Johannesburg Empire Exhibition
1936

Souvenir medals › Event souvenir: Celebration of the Johannesburg Empire Exhibition
Bronze plated • 12.36 g • ⌀ 34.85 mm
Laidlaw# 0031, AM2# 226, N# 93568

The Numista referee for exonumia of this issuer is Pcoetzee5.

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