1 Pond, South African Republic, 1898
1 Pond, South African Republic, 1898
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) pond coin
- South African Republic, 1898
- Obverse Image: Bust of Paul Kruger facing left.
- Obverse Text: ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK
- Reverse Image: Coat of arms of the South African Republic.
- Reverse Text: 1 POND / 1898 / EENDRAGT MAAKT MAGT
- Description
- This coin features a portrait of Paul Kruger, the president of the South African Republic (also known as the ZAR or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. Kruger descended from a group of European (primarily Dutch) immigrants known as Boers (Afrikaners), who colonized the Cape of Good Hope and surrounding areas beginning in the 1600s. To escape British rule, they moved eastward into South Africa to establish a self-governing South African Republic. Kruger rose to global prominence for his leadership in resisting British intrusion into the Transvaal and, ultimately, fighting the British in the South African War (1899–1902). Shortly after the British won the war, the South African Republic was renamed the Transvaal Province and was joined with other British colonies in the region under the Union of South Africa. This coin was produced during Kruger’s presidency, shortly before the war.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- date made
- 1898
- place made
- South Africa: South African Republic
- Physical Description
- gold (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall:.15 cm x 2.19 cm; 1/16 in x 7/8 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU48251
- catalog number
- NU48251
- accession number
- 161590
- catalog number
- NU48251-938
- Credit Line
- Paul A. Straub
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Paul A. Straub Collection
- South African Currency
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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