50 oz, South Africa, 2017, Gold - Krugerrand
South Africa, 2017, 50 oz Krugerrand Gold with Mintmark, Republic of South Africa(RSA). Marking the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Krugerrand coin range
Named after First President Paul Kruger, a four-term president of the old South African Republic. The first 1 oz(31.931g) Krugerrand was minted in 1967 and made it easier to privately own gold. It was minted in a copper-gold alloy that made it much more durable than pure gold.
In 1980, South Africa also introduced smaller bullion coins containing 1⁄2 oz(16.966g), 1⁄4 oz(8.483g), and 1⁄10 troy ounce(3.393g) of gold. The range was gradually expanded and includes also a massive fifty ounces (50 oz) gold coin, five ounces (5 oz) gold, two ounces (2 oz) gold, twentieth-ounce (1⁄20 oz) gold and fiftieth ounce (1⁄50 oz) gold, a platinum ounce(1 oz), plus two ounces(2 oz) silver and one-ounce(1 oz) silver.
Coin Specifications:
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Country |
South Africa |
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Year |
2017 |
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Value |
50 oz, 50 ounces, Fifty ounces |
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Metal |
Gold 91.67% Au, 8.33% Cu(22 karat) |
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Weight |
1,697.760g |
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Diameter |
100.000 mm |
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Thickness |
mm |
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Obverse Design |
Otto Schultz |
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Reverse Design |
Coert Lourens Steynberg (CLS) |
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Shape |
Round |
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Last issue of series |
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Obverse |
Features the Portrait of Paul Kruger(facing left). Born Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger(President of the old Republic of South Africa 1883-1900), he was better known to a generation of Dutch-descended South African farmers as Oom Paul, or Uncle Paul, for his support of the Boer cause in South Africa during the Boer Wars against Great Britain. Lettering: SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA |
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Reverse |
Springbok Antelope - one of the national symbols of South Africa The antelope has featured on the reverse along with Krugers effigy on the obverse since 1967 when the first Gold Krugerrands were issued. The Springbok antelope design comes from Coert Steynberg. Marking the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Krugerrand coin range, there is a privy mark in the top left the field of the reverse, above the Springbok's back: the inscription 1967 · 2017 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY in a small circle, with the numeral 50 at its centre. Lettering: KRUGERRAND (Top Centre) 20 17 The year of issue is shown broken in half and displayed on both sides of the Springbok Antelope. FYNGOUD 50 OZ FINE GOLD CLS (initials, just below the right field above the word, GOLD and below the ground under the Springbok) |
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Edge |
Reeded (no edge inscription) |
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Mintage |
Proof Mintage |
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2017 |
50 |
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| Denomination | Diameter* (mm) |
Thickness* (mm) |
Weight (g) |
Fineness | Gold content | Edge reeded |
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| 50 oz | 100.000mm |
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1,697.760g | 22 karat 91.67% | 50.000 | ||
| 5 oz | 50.000mm | mm | 196.630g | 22 karat 91.67% | 5.000 | ||
| 2 oz |
40.000mm |
mm |
67.860g | 22 karat 91.67% | 2.000 | ||
| 1 oz |
32.62mm - 32.77mm |
2.870mm - 2.972mm (<1976) 2.740mm - 2.972mm(1976-February 1979) 2.740mm - 2.972mm(>1979) |
33.930g | 22 karat 91.67% | 31.10g | 1.000 | 160** |
| 1/2 oz | 26.93mm - 27.07mm |
2.115mm -2.215mm |
16.965g | 22 karat 91.67% | 15.55g | 0.500 | 185 |
| 1/4 oz | 21.94mm - 22.06mm | 1.888mm - 1.788mm | 8.482g | 22 karat 91.67% | 7.775g | 0.250 | 150 |
| 1/10 oz | 16.45mm - 16.55mm | 1.25mm - 1.35mm | 3.393g | 22 karat 91.67% | 3.111g | 0.100 | 115 |
| 1/20 oz |
12.000 mm |
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1.697g | 22 karat 91.67% | 0.050 | ||
| 1/50 oz |
8.000 mm |
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0.679g | 22 karat 91.67% | 0.020 | ||
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- Material
- Gold
- Denomination
- 50 oz
- Shape
- Round
- Time
- 2000s
- Object
- Animal - Springbok
Person (king, queen, tsar, president) - Rulers
- Paul Kruger