1902 Z A R Gold Veld Pond Grade AU55 Slabbed Coin
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------------------------------------------------ DETAILS: Weight: Approximately 8 grams Diameter: 22.8 mm “ limited number were minted - actual mintage known up to 986 only ” DESCRIPTION: ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK This Veld Pond was issued during the Anglo-Boer War as the gold coins were needed to buy food and other provisions for the operations of the Boer army. The local tribesmen would only accept the gold in coin form as payment for food provisions, and not as gold ingots - hence the establishment under the ZAR ( Zuid Afrikaansche Republic ) of a small mint in Pilgrims Rest. One of the team, Johannes Kloppers, hand chiseled the blanks. This coin is considered extremely valuable by collectors all over the world given that it was borne out of the early Anglo-Boer history of South Africa, as well as it being the time when there was a global gold rush. The first gold rush in South Africa took place in February 1873 when payable gold was discovered by McLachlan, Parsons and Valentine on the Farm Geelhoutboom. Alec "wheelbarrow" Patterson moved from the Cape with his wheelbarrow to the Mac Mac site as it became known then. It was officially called the New Caledonian Gold Fields by the then President Burgers. Patterson decided to move to the Pilgrims Rest area where it was not as crowded and made his gold discovery in a small stream called Pilgrims Creek where he panned the gold secretively, until William Trafford also found gold in the same stream, and registered his claim with the Gold Commissioner at Mac Mac. This news alerted the other prospectors, who then determined the largest gold rush of the time, and on the 22nd of September 1873 Pilgrims Rest was officially established as a gold field. Acknowledments: Valley of Gold by AP Cartwright, Lost Trails of the Transvaal by T V Bulpin ------------------------------------------------ TO RESERVE Call Marketing Now (011) 789-2233 or (011) 789 -2234 Or email us by clicking on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This offer expires on the 3rd FEBRUARY 2023- and/or subject to availability. NB: Payment options we accept for this promotion are: Bank transfer (EFT). Or cash upon collection on these promotions. E & OE - Subject to our terms and conditions: We are POPIA Compliant ------------------------------------------------ |
