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WORLD COINS AND MEDALS SOUTH AFRICA - ID: 2429
Submitter: John Jencek
Added: 2013-04-30
Source: IAPN member contribution
Region: SOUTH AFRICA
Metal: Gold
Denomination: 1/2 Pond
Diameter: 19.2
Weight: 3.98 g
WORLD COINS AND MEDALS
SOUTH AFRICA
Metal: Gold
Denomination: 1/2 Pond
3.98g, 19.2 mm
South Africa ZAR (Zuid-Afikaansche Republiek) 1895 1/2 Pond. Modern Counterfeit.
I have seen two of these before. They have the wrong luster and strike compared with other ZAR Gold. There are also repeaters on the coins.
On the Obverse there are repeaters on the bottom from of the coat as well as two hits that repeat on the face. On the Reverse their are repeaters on the 8 as well as one on the ribbon above the first A of