2 Shilling South Africa Silver Paul Kruger (1825 - 1904)

Metal:
State:
South Africa             
Issue year(s):
1896

Catalog reference:

1897, South African Republic (ZAR). Nice Silver 2 Shillings Coin. VF-XF!

Mint Year: 1897
Reference: KM-6.

Mintage: 148,000 pcs.
Denomination: 2 Shillings
Material: Sterling Silver (.925)
Diameter: 27.4mm
Weight: 11.26gm

Obverse: Bearded bust of Paul Kruger as President left.

Reverse: Round coat-of-arms within foliagee. Rose, flanked by sprays below.
Coat-of-arms details: Anchor shield, lion, soldier and a cart with a single shaft.
Legend: ZUID AFRIK. REPUB. 1897 * 2 SHILLINGS *

The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, or ZAR), often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. Not to be confused with the present-day Republic of South Africa, it occupied the area later known as the South African province of Transvaal. The ZAR was established in 1852, and was independent from 1856 to 1877, then again from 1881 to 1900 after the First Boer War, in which the Boers regained their independence from the British Empire.

In 1900 the ZAR was annexed by the United Kingdom during the Second Boer War although the official surrender of the territory only took place at the end of the war, on 31 May 1902. In 1910 it became the Transvaal Province of the Union of South Africa.

The first president of the South African Republic was Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, elected in 1857, son of the famous Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius, who commanded the Boers to Victory at the Battle of Blood River.

The capital was established at Pretoria (founded 1855), though for a brief period Potchefstroom served as the seat of government. The parliament, the Volksraad, had 24 members.

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CoinWorldTV 1897, South African Republic (ZAR). Nice Silver 2 Shillings Coin. VF-XF! Mint Year: 1897 Reference: KM-6. Condition: VF-XF! Mintage: 148,000 pcs. Denomination: 2 Shillings Material: Sterling Silver (.925) Diameter: 27.4mm Weight: 11.26gm Obverse: Bearded bust of Pa ...

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SOUTH AFRICA 1897 2 Shillings Silver UNC

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SOUTH AFRICA 1897 2 Shillings Silver UNC

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CoinWorldTV 1895, South Africa (Republic). Nice Silver 2 Shillings Coin. VF-XF! Mint Year: 1895 Reference: KM-6. Mintage: 150,000 pcs. Denomination: 2 Shillings Condition: Light marks in fields, otherwise XF! Material: Sterling Silver (.925) Weight: 11.23gm Diameter: 30mm Obve ...

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ЮАР 2 шиллинга (1896 г.) Серебро Номер по Краузе КМ#6, 925-я проба, 11,31 г.

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ЮАР 2 шиллинга (1894 г.) Серебро Номер по Краузе КМ#6, 925-я проба, 11,31 г.

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