South Africa 2 Shillings Kruger 1897 Pretoria silver coin

South Africa 2 Shillings Kruger 1897 Pretoria silver coin

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Description
South Africa 2 Shillings Kruger 1897 Pretoria silver coin
 
Issuer South African Republic (South Africa (pre-Union))
Period South African Republic (1874-1902)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1892-1897
Value 2 Shillings = 1 Florin (0.1)
Currency Z.A.R. Pond (1874-1902)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 11.31 g
Diameter 28.7 mm
Thickness 2.16 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 4789
References KM# 6, Hern# Z23-28

mintage: 147,500

Obverse

Bearded bust of President Johannes Paulus Kruger left.

Lettering: (uninscribed)

Engraver: Otto Schultz

Reverse

Arms of the South African Republic circled by legend, date and denomination.

Lettering:
ZUID AFRIK. REPUB. 1895
2 SHILLINGS

Translation: ZUID. AFRIK. REPUB. = Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek = South African Republic

Engraver: Otto Schultz

Edge

Reeded

Mints

  Berlin, Germany (1280-date)
  Pretoria, South Africa (1890-1902; 1923-1992)

Comments

Johannes Paulus Kruger (1825-1904) was a prominent Boer leader against British rule and president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic (1883-1902) which later became the Transvaal Colony under British rule and then the Transvaal Province of the Union of South Africa.

The coins of the 1892 issue were struck at the Royal Prussian Mint in Berlin, all others were struck at the South African Republic's Mint in Pretoria.

Metal content: Silver 92.5%, Copper 7.5%
Silver content: 10.46 g (0.336 oz ASW)