RAND - South Africa

The Rand is the official currency of South Africa.
Some other african countries also use the Rand.

Rand's name derives from the word "Witwatersrand" which is an abbreviation of "White-waters-ridge".
This is the mountain on which the city of Johannesburg was built.
In the past it was a major deposit of gold extraction.

The link has pictures of coins RAND.

http://www.numisbrazilis.blogspot.com.br/2013/06/rand-moedas.html

See also the banknotes of Rand with a tribute to Nelson Mandela at

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Here are mine.

1 rand 1966, silver .800, weight - 15 g.

 

1 rand 1969, silver .800, weight - 15 g., mintage - 506000 pcs,

 

1 rand 1978, nickel.

 

1 rand 1994, nickel plated copper.

 

Poor photo sorry, year 1896 Gold Pond

 

My collection of Rand has been loss , unfortunately. Remember that place in CAPE TOWN AFRICA.. on the lates 79 and early of 80's..Love the disco music..Funky Town..

 

Not a RAND, but nice. From OLD ZAR before the union.

 

Madiba, our MAN!

 

In 1964, I ordered some uncirculated coins from the South Africa Mint.

The mint offered some gold Rand coins but at that time I could not afford
the gold coins or proof sets.

Also Americans could not own gold coins dated after 1932 then.

I always wanted one of the Rand coins, and sometime later I bought one from a dealer.


South Africa Gold 2 Rand 1964

 

My only rand coin, 2 Rand South Africa 1966