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This beautiful medallion forms part of the Cape Coin Heritage Set, which comprises of 30 sterling silver replicas of coins which circulated during the early days at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, from the early 1600s to the early 1800s.
The proof set was issued in 1978 by the Africana Commemorative Mint.
The issue was limited world-wide to 5000 sets.
GREAT BRITAIN - 1818 George III Crown
- part of The British Collection (6 coins dated from 1662 to 1818)
Weight : 37.3 grams
The Cape of Good Hope was in the old days known as the Tavern of the Seas as it welcomed many seafaring nations from around the world. This was evident in the multitude of foreign coins that was accepted and circulated at the Cape from the time of Van Riebeeck.
The collection consists of five sub-collections being The Dutch Collection (6 coins dated from 1672 to 1809), The British Collection (6 coins dated from 1662 to 1818), The Seaborne Empires (6 coins dated from 1600 to 1834), The Dollar Dynasties (6 coins dated from 1691 to 1803) and Tavern of the Seas (6 coins dated 1709 to 1814).
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