2004 R5 Bi-metal Circulation Coin Oom Paul Mintmark

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***20 YEAR CELEBRATION***

(2004 - 2024)


TWENTY YEARS AGO
SINCE THE BI-METAL R5 COIN WITH
THE "OOM PAUL" MINTMARK WAS ISSUED !!!


2004 was also the first year that the BI-METAL R5 design was put into circulation by the SA mint


In 2000/2001 the "CW" was the mintmark used,

previous years had no mintmarks


MODERN SOUTH AFRICAN COINAGE

!!! THE WORLD'S OLDEST WORKING FLYPRESS !!!

OOM PAUL FLYPRESS MINTMARK

ON THE R5 BI-METAL COIN

LIMITED EDITION

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REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

2004

R5 BI-METAL

CIRCULATION COIN

OOM PAUL PRESS MINTMARK

IN ORIGINAL SAM REDBOX WITH CERTIFICATE


One of the oldest working coin presses in the world, affectionately known as “Oom Paul” stands proudly in the centre of the South African Mint’s on-site museum, but very few people know

its rich history.


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The year 2004 marked the beginning of yet another era in South African coinage with the introduction of South Africa's first bi-metal circulation coin, the 2004 R5

Only a limited quantity of mintmark R5 coins were minted on the "Oom Paul", one of the oldest working presses in the world. "Oom Paul" is housed at the South African Mint Company. Hence the mintmark features a miniature mint press and the letters "CW" (Coin World)


HAVE THE MINTMARKED R5 BI-METAL COIN IN YOUR HANDS RIGHT NOW
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THE ORIGINAL BLACK WILDEBEEST DESIGN TOGETHER WITH THE NUMBER "5" AND THE WORD "RAND" IS FEATURED ON THE REVERSE OF THE COIN. A SECURITY FEATURE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE MINI INITIALS "SARB" STRUCK INTO THE SIDE OF THE EDGE GROOVE OF THE COIN


ON THE OBVERSE THE SOUTH AFRICAN

COAT-OF-ARMS IS FEATURED

WITH THE YEAR

2004


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GET THIS UNIQUE LIMITED

R5 COIN FOR ONLY


R 600
each


Current catalogue value is given at R 800

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R 1 000
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DETAILS:

Bi-Metal R5 Coin

Metal Content: Bi-metal alloy

Diameter: 26mm

Weight: 9.4g


INFO:

Oom Paul was manufactured in 1891 for use in the first mint established in Pretoria in 1892. It is one of the features in our museum and has an interesting history to share.

With the discovery of gold in the Johannesburg area in 1886, and the subsequent influx of treasure seekers from all over the world, the President of then Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek saw the urgent need for the new Republiek to have its own coinage.

In 1890, the Volksraad (government) granted a concession to a consortium of Dutch, German and British investors to establish the National Bank of the ZAR and granted them permission to operate a mint, and as a result, President Kruger ordered two mint presses from Ludw. Loew & Co. in Berlin to be used in the newly established mint in 1892, which was built on Church Square, Pretoria. The machines had a manufacturing date of 1891.

Although the ZAR Mint was closed down when the British forces occupied Pretoria in 1900, the mining and banking community felt that South Africa should have its own refinery and mint and thus a Royal Mint branch was established in Pretoria

In 1923, the first gold pound was struck in the newly opened Royal Mint branch, and “Oom Paul” was once more set to work, with the other minting press used for spares.

More than 8 million coins were minted between 1892 and 1900 on the “Oom Paul” including the recently discovered “Lost Hoard” ponds and half ponds, as well as the Sammy Marks golden tickeys.

Gold sovereigns (gold ₤1) were also minted on “Oom Paul” and exported to Argentine, Australia, Brazil, Dutch East Indies, India, Ceylon, Burma, Straits Settlements and the United Kingdom From 1925-1933, during the era when South Africa was governed by the British. Source: SA Mint

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