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2½ Shillings Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek 1896
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Product information
2½ Shillings Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek 1896
Composition: Silver (.925) (92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu), Weight: 14.14 g, Diameter: 32.3 mm
Thickness: 2.32 mm
Obverse: Bearded bust of President Johannes Paulus Kruger left, legend around.
Lettering: ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK
Reverse: Arms of the South African Republic below denomination and date.
Lettering: 2½ SHILLINGS * 1892 *, EENDRAGT MAAKT MAGT (Translation: Unity makes strength)
Edge: Reeded
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.
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