In 1967, the government of South Africa minted the gold krugerrand to increase the marketing of South African gold. Although the krugerrand is considered as legal currency in South Africa, it is rarely used for that purpose. Instead, it has become a favorite of coin collectors all over the world, known as “medal coins.” [...]

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In 1967, the government of South Africa minted the gold krugerrand to increase the marketing of South African gold. Although the krugerrand is considered as legal currency, it is seldom used for that purpose. Instead, it has become a favorite of coin collectors all over the world, known as “medal coins.” This was the [...]

I still remember my first Krugerrand- it’s more summers ago than I care to admit, but one day when I was about eight, my grandfather sat me on his knee and told me he was going to give me something. With my eight-year-old mind I thought of all sorts of wonderful possibilities- candy, a [...]