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Karel New Member South Africa 29 Posts	Posted 02/13/2017 1:22 pm The Griqua Town 200 R5 coin, released by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on 12 January, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the creation of the first coinage in South Africa. The Griqua currency became the first South African currency in 1815, according to the Reserve Bank. It also became the country's first decimal coinage and the world's first Christian Missionary coinage. Follow this interesting YouTube link showing the world class SA Mint facility: bLMzetK0Pj0 * Edited by Staff to add YouTube tags. [youtube][/youtube] Please use them in the future. We prefer embedded video. * * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Edited by Karel 02/13/2017 1:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff

teslacoil Valued Member South Africa 331 Posts	Posted 02/13/2017 1:44 pm They have a auction on bidorbuy for the box, coin and magnifying glass for R300 Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5174 Posts	Posted 02/13/2017 2:26 pm Oops. Now it would be much harder to convince anyone that the Griqua Town "coins" might not have ever circulated as actual currency. Edited by january1may 02/13/2017 2:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Karel New Member South Africa 29 Posts	Posted 01/28/2022 05:30 am Three Griqua Town tokens were recently found in the Northern Cape, South Africa, on different days, but at the same location. From the pic below, we can see that two of the coins appear to be just about uncirculated, while the third appears to have seen circulation or handling. It's not clear how many of the tokens were ever issued, but they are scarce and this is a rare find. Report this Post to the Staff
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