2012 PROTEA FULL LAUNCH SET - WALTER AND ALBERTINA SISULU 2 Graded PF 70 Ultra Cameo, 1 Ungraded

2012 PROTEA FULL LAUNCH SET -

WALTER AND ALBERTINA SISULU

2 Graded PF 70 Ultra Cameo, 1 Ungraded

The theme for the 2012 Protea coin series is "the greatest South African love story" featuring Walter and Albertina Sisulu.

Born only miles apart in the eastern cape hinterland, Walter Sisulu (1912 - 2003) and Albertina Thethiwe (1918 - 2011) went on from these humble beginnings to become two of South Africa's most respected and beloved figures.
Their life together was marked by frequent arrests and detentions as Walter Sisulu led campaigns against the government. Albertina had little interest in politics when she met Walter Sisulu, and eventually emerged as a political figure in her own right. She was active in the ANC Womans league affairs and in the 1980's, co- president of the united democratic front, Albertina was banned for nearly two decades. Walter and Albertina reunited only after liberation movements were unbanned in 1990, several months after Walter Sisulu was released from Robben Island.

 Details:
1 oz mintmarked coin  metal: 24ct gold  mass: 31.107 grams  diameter: 32.69 mm
1\10 oz mintmarked coin  metal: 24ct gold  mass: 3.110 grams  diameter: 16.50 mm

Sterling silver coin  metal: ag 925 cu 85  mass: 15 grams  diameter: 32.69 mm

Description:

The three protea coins feature the love these two individuals had for each other. On the r25 (1 oz) pure gold protea coin and on the r1 sterling silver protea coin both portraits of south africa's most beloved couple are depicted, as well as a quotation from albertina sisulu, which was read out at the funeral of walter sisulu.
 
"You were taken away by the evils of the past the first time, but I knew you would come back to me. Now the cold hand of death has taken you and left a void in my heart"
"Walter what do I do without you? It was for you who I woke up in the morning, it was for you who I lived.."

the r5 (1/10oz) pure gold Protea coin depicts a quotation from the former president, Mr Nelson R Mandela reflecting on the Sisulu couple.

"there can be no greater and more inspiring example in the history of our organisation, and our country, than Walter and Albertina Sisulu: a couple whose every deed speaks of leadership that brought us to where we are today as a country and as a people..."