SOUTH AFRICA PROOF MINT COINS

1995 SOUTH AFRICAN PROOF MINT COIN: CENTENARY OF THE OPENING OF RAILWAY BETWEEN PRETORIA AND DELAGOA BAY.

DESCRIPTION:

COMPOSITION: .925 (95%) SILVER

OBVERSE:

"KING" PROTEA IN FULL BLOOM

REVERSE:

OUTER DESIGN REPRESENTS THE NZASM TUNNEL

BETWEEN WATERVAL ONDER AND WATERVAL BOVEN OUT OF

WHICH COMES A STEAM TRAIN ON THE TRACKS, EMERGING FROM A

SYMBOLIC GEAR, REPRESENTING INDUSTRY AND ALSO A TUNNEL. THE TRACKS

CROSS OVER A BRIDGE REPRESENTING THE BRIDGING OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES.

EDGE: REEDED

1996 AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS COIN:

DESCRIPTION:

COMPOSITION: .925 (95%) SILVER

OBVERSE:

THE OBVERSE DEPICTS THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAT OF ARMS WITH "SOUTH AFRICA" IN

ALL OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF S.A. THE YEAR "1996" IS ALSO DEPICTED.

REVERSE:
THE REVERSE DEPICTS A SOCCER BALL DESIGN, WITH THE OUTLINE OF AFRICA IN THE .

CENTRE OF THE COIN. A FIGURE OF A SOCCER PLAYER STRIKING A SOCCER BALL IS ALSO DEPICTED AS WELL AS THE DENOMINATION OF THE COIN "R2"

EDGE: REEDED

DOWN MEMORY LANE:

THE 1996 EVENT WAS HOSTED IN SOUTH AFRICA.

S.A BEAT CAMEROON 3-0

S.A. BEAT ANGOLA 1-0

S.A. DEFEATED BY EGYPT 1-0

S.A. BEAT ALGERIA NARROWLY IN THE 1/4 FINALS 2-1

S.A. THUMPED GHANA IN THE SEMIFINALS 3-0

S.A. BEAT TUNISIA IN THE FINAL 2-0 THANKS TO REPLACEMENT MARK WILLIAMS WHOM SCORED BOTH GOALS.