Gold Ounce (1 oz), Coin Type from South Africa (showing photos)

Gold Ounce (1 oz), Coin Type from South Africa (issued 1967 - )

Coin Type	Gold Ounce (1 oz)

South Africa pioneered modern bullion coinage when it first issued the Krugerrand on 3 July 1967 to help market South African gold; it is the first modern bullion coin and is still issued today.

Gradually, the South African Mint started diversifying the range, first by issuing fractional Krugerrands, then by introducing different designs to the gold one-ounce (1 oz) format. These include the Protea series, the Natura series, as well as one-year types that do not fall into a particular series. The Kruggerands retained their specifications (22-carat gold) while other coins issued after 1994 are 99.99% gold; just as the Krugerrand though, they contain exactly one ounce of pure gold or 1oz Absolute Gold Weight (1.000 oz AGW).

Obverse

The obverse of the Krugerrand coin depicts a portrait of Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900, facing left.

Around above, the legend SUID-AFRIKA · SOUTH AFRICA. Suid-Afrika is the name of South Africa in Afrikaans, which was the only official language of the country apart from English at the time the coins were initially issued.

Coins of the other series are individually described in the listings below.

Obverse Inscription	SUID-AFRIKA · SOUTH AFRICA

Reverse

The reverse of the Krugerrand shows at its centre a Springbok antelope, the national animal symbol of South Africa, which divides the date: [year].

Around above, the name of the coin: KRUGERRAND.

Around below, the composition and weight in Afrikaans and English: FYNGOUD 1 OZ FINE GOLD.

The designer's initials CLS (for Coert Laurens Steynberg) are in the right field between the letters OL of GOLD and the ground under the Springbok.

Coins of the other series are individually described in the listings below.

Reverse Inscription	KRUGERRAND [year] FYNGOUD 1 OZ FINE GOLD

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes

For other coins and bullion products of the same size, see also:
- Australia gold ounce (legal tender) and gold ounce private bullion
- Austria gold ounce - Vienna Philharmonic
- Chad gold ounce
- Mexico gold ounce (including the 1oz gold Libertad)
- Rwanda gold ounce
- Saint Helena gold ounce (NCLT) and gold ounce bullion
- Somalia gold ounce bullion
- Tokelau gold ounce (NCLT) and gold ounce bullion
- United Kingdom gold ounce (legal tender) and gold ounce private bullion

Coin Type: Gold Ounce (1 oz) - (88) Coins

Coin Name	Reverse	Obverse	Details
Gold Ounce 1967 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 50,000
Gold Ounce 1968 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 30,000
Gold Ounce 1969 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 30,000
Gold Ounce 1970 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 221,018
Gold Ounce 1971 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 556,200
Gold Ounce 1972 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 550,325
Gold Ounce 1973 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 869,300
Gold Ounce 1974 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 3,209,352
Gold Ounce 1975 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 4,809,525
Gold Ounce 1976 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 3,011,545
Gold Ounce 1977 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 3,339,844
Gold Ounce 1978 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 6,022,293
Gold Ounce 1979 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 4,952,555
Gold Ounce 1980 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 3,061,396
Gold Ounce 1981 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 3,198,727
Gold Ounce 1982 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 2,685,466
Gold Ounce 1983 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 3,368,161
Gold Ounce 1984 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - Rand Refinery: 2,055,689 - South African Mint: 14,000 Total Mintage: 2,069,689
Gold Ounce 1985 Parliament			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 3,019
Gold Ounce 1985 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 874,995
Gold Ounce 1986 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 1987 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - Rand Refinery: 109,990 - Gold Reef City Mint: 1,160 Total Mintage: 111,150
Gold Ounce 1988 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - Rand Refinery: 618,527 - Gold Reef City Mint: 1,220 Total Mintage: 619,747
Gold Ounce 1989 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - Rand Refinery: 198,402 - Gold Reef City Mint: 987 Total Mintage: 199,389
Gold Ounce 1990 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - Rand Refinery: 393,359 - Gold Reef City Mint: 1,066 Total Mintage: 394,425
Gold Ounce 1991 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - Rand Refinery: 284,939 - Gold Reef City Mint: 426 Total Mintage: 285,365
Gold Ounce 1992 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 3,870
Gold Ounce 1993 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 166,303
Gold Ounce 1994 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 131,291
Gold Ounce 1995 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 60,308
Gold Ounce 1996 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 12,062
Gold Ounce 1997 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 1998 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 8,276
Gold Ounce 1999 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 19,838
Gold Ounce 2000 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 41,136
Gold Ounce 2001 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 17,015
Gold Ounce 2002 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 23,531
Gold Ounce 2003 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 52,061
Gold Ounce 2004 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 79,253
Gold Ounce 2005 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - Rand Refinery: 20,164 - South African Mint: unknown Total Mintage: 22,954
Gold Ounce 2006 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - Rand Refinery: 54,578 - South African Mint: 1,969 Total Mintage: 56,547
Gold Ounce 2007 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 318,319
Gold Ounce 2008 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 245,163
Gold Ounce 2009 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 750,959
Gold Ounce 2010 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: 530,930
Gold Ounce 2011 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2012 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2013 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2013 Mandela - Childhood			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 1,580
Gold Ounce 2014 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2015 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2015 Mandela - Early Years			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2015 Jackal			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2016 Hyena			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2016 Cheetah			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2016 Mandela - Justice			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2016 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2017 OR Tambo Centenary			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2017 Mandela - Freedom Struggle			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2017 Springbok			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 1,800
Gold Ounce 2017 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2018 Mandela - Robben Island			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 85
Gold Ounce 2018 Rise of the Dinosaurs			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 112
Gold Ounce 2018 Nelson Mandela Centenary			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 382
Gold Ounce 2018 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2019 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mint: Rand Refinery Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2019 Australopithecus Africanus			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 73
Gold Ounce 2019 Constitutional Court			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 175
Gold Ounce 2019 Nelson Mandela			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 104
Gold Ounce 2019 Big Five - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 594
Gold Ounce 2019 Big Five - Lion			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 598
Gold Ounce 2020 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - South African Mint: unknown - Rand Refinery: unknown Total Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2020 Big Five - Rhino			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 600
Gold Ounce 2020 Big Five - Leopard			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 600
Gold Ounce 2021 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - South African Mint: unknown - Rand Refinery: unknown Total Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2021 Big Five - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 600
Gold Ounce 2021 Big Five - Buffalo			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 600
Gold Ounce 2022 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - South African Mint: unknown - Rand Refinery: unknown Total Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2022 Big Five - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2022 Big Five - Lion			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 600
Gold Ounce 2022 Big Five - Rhino			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 600
Gold Ounce 2023 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - South African Mint: unknown - Rand Refinery: unknown Total Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2023 Big Five - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2023 Big Five - Leopard			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 600
Gold Ounce 2023 Big Five - Buffalo			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 650
Gold Ounce 2024 Krugerrand			Material: 0.9167 Gold Mints: - South African Mint: unknown - Rand Refinery: unknown Total Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2024 Big Five - Elephant, Bullion			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown
Gold Ounce 2024 Big Five - Elephant, Proof			Material: 0.9999 Gold Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 600

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Gold Ounce (1 oz): Details

Country	South Africa
Currency	Rand
Sub-types	Gold Ounce (1 oz) Krugerrand
From	1967
Face Value	Varies (x Rand)
Current	Yes
Material	0.9999 Gold
Designer
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	32.6900 mm
Mass	31.1070 g

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