PROOF 2013 South Africa Silver R1 Rand Proof Mandela Life of a Legend

Coin is housed in a SA Mint box, with Certificate Of Authenticity (COA)

 

The Story Behind the Protea Series

Born Rolihlahla Mandela on 18 July 1918 in Mvezo, in the Transkei. His father was Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Henry, chief of Mvezo and his mother, Noqaphi Nosekeni, one of the Chief’s four wives.

The family moved to Qunu where Mandela spent his early childhood. After the death of his father he went to live with the regent of the Thembu people, Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo, who lived in a compound called the “Great Place” in Mqhekezweni.

The arrival of Nelson Mandela and his mother is portrayed on the reverse of the stirling silver R1 Protea coin, with the quote

“In that moment of beholding Jongintaba and his court I felt like a sapling pulled root and branch from the earth and flung into the center of a stream whose strong current I could not resist.”
The Life of Legend: Nelson Mandela shall run for 12 years - new coins will be released every year and they shall showcase notable aspects of Mandela’s life.