1963 South Africa 2 Rand
Mintage 10,000
Obverse
Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck 1/4 right, legend aroundScript: Latin
Lettering: UNITY IS STRENGTH * EENDRAG MAAK MAG *
Designer: Willie Myburg
Reverse
Pronking Springbok above the denomination.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SOUTH AFRICA·1964·SUID-AFRIKA
CLS
* 2R *
Designer: Coert Laurens Steynberg
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Pretoria, South Africa (1890-1902; 1923-1992)
Comments
Dimensions vary slightly between the
original 1961-4 issues and the later 1965-83 strikes.
Proof like strikes exist for most years but these are very hard to distinguish
from the Proofs.
Matte finish coins were produced for export.
Huge numbers have been smelted and availability of specimens is becoming
scarce.
(Courtesy of Brian Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns)
Diameter 22 mm
Weight 7.99 g
Fineness 0.917 (22 Carat Gold)
Gold Content 0.2354