R5, 1/10 oz, South Africa, 2018, Gold, Mandela - Robben Island
R5, 1/10oz Gold Coin, Mandela - Robben Island - The coin is part of the 2018 Protea - Life of a Legend coin series, which concludes a series of commemorative coins.
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Robben Island was used various times as a prison, hospital and even a military base. The island host around 70 different bird species, 23 mammal species and various natural vegetation. The "Life of a Legend - Nelson Mandela" Protea series was introduced in 2013, representing a different chapter of Nelson Mandela’s life on each year’s coin issue. The 2018 edition features his 27-year incarceration and eventual release.
Coin Specifications:
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Country |
South Africa |
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Year |
2018 |
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Value |
Gold Five Rand, 1/10th Oz Fine |
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Metal |
Gold .999 (24 Carat Gold) |
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Weight |
3.110g |
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Diameter |
16.500mm |
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Thickness |
mm |
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Obverse Design |
VL Chipa(VLC) designed by L. Guerra. |
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Reverse Design |
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Shape |
Round |
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Obverse |
Features nelson Mandela wearing one of his iconic Madiba shirts, underlined by a wreath made from South Africa’s national flower, the King Protea, and the date of issue 2018 divided by the portrait. Lettering: SOUTH AFRICA 2018 VLC(Initials, above shoulder) |
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Reverse |
Features Nelson Mandela's incarceration on Robben Island, where he was imprisoned for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid and expansion of the franchise to all residents of South Africa. The reverse has diagonal stripes inscribed with a quotation, I feel my heart pumping hope steadily to every part of my body, warming my blood and pepping up my spirits. Nelson Mandela, taken from a personal letter that Nelson Mandela wrote to his wife, Winnie Mandela, in 1970, while she was incarcerated in Pretoria Central Prison. Lettering: R5(above right) Nelson Mandela ROBBEN ISLAND(Below right) 1/10 oz Au 999.9(Au is abbreviated from Aurum, which means "gold" in Latin and is used internationally on gold bullion coinage). |
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Edge |
Reeded |
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Mintage |
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Mintage |
Proof Mintage |
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2002 |
2,000 |
221 |
- Material
- Gold
- Denomination
- 1/10 oz
R5 - Shape
- Round
- Time
- 2000s
- Object
- Person (king, queen, tsar, president)
- Rulers
- Nelson Mandela