| Coin | Silver Crown 2018 FIFA World Cup |
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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 and metals, such as a silver one-ounce (1 oz) format. These include silver 1 oz Krugerrands, the Protea series, the Natura series, as well as one-year types that do not fall into a particular series. Some are made of Sterling silver (92.5%) alloyed with copper, just like the British pre-decimal Crown coins, and some are 99.9% silver. The Sterling versions are overall heavier though, so they also contain exactly one ounce of pure silver or 1oz Absolute Silver Weight (1.000 oz ASW); they are called "Crowns" in the "Crown and Tickey" coin sets in which some of them are issued, and are officially denominated as two, five or ten Rands.
This coin, denominated as Two Rands (R 2) commemorates the 2018 FIFA World Cup Championship in Russia. |
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse shows the Coat of Arms of South Africa at centre, dividing the date 2018, with the legend SOUTH AFRICA written around in all the eleven official languages of the country, the inscriptions in a pentagonal pattern with two rows on each side:
Ningizimu Afrika in Zulu,
Aforika Borwa in Tswana,
Afurika Tshipembe in Venda,
Afrika Borwa in Northern Sotho and Southern Sotho,
iSewula Afrika in Southern Ndebele,
South Africa in English,
uMzantsi Afrika in Xhosa,
iNingizimu Afrika in Swazi,
Afrika Dzonga in Tsonga, and
Suid-Afrika in Afrikaans.
The designer's initials ALS (for Arthur L. Sutherland) are to the left of the Coat of Arms. |
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The reverse of the coin depicts South Africa’s most prominent football symbols: the vuvuzela (a type of horn), the national flag, the Zulu shield and soccer balls, radiating out from the value and denomination R 2 (Two Rand) which are above right.
On three rows to the left, 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™; to the left of the R in RUSSIA: the die-sinker's initials SDN.
Around below right, the metal content and composition: 1oz Ag925 Cu75 (one ounce sterling silver: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
R 2 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP / RUSSIA™ 1oz Ag925 Cu75 |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | 192 single coins (from 3,000 limit), plus 15,100 in 25-coin stacks (from 30,000 coins limit). |
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