2 shillings of South Africa, the South African Republic (Z.A.R.), 1896
Also known as: 2 shillings van Zuid-Afrika, de Zuidafrikaansche Republiek (Z.A.R.), 1896
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1896
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of President Kruger facing left. Reverse: within a banner around the coat of arms of the Z.A.R. At the top the country indication with the date on the right and at the bottom the denomination indication. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5131C; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 11.3 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 11.3 g · diameter 2,7 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 11,3 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 11.3 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of President Kruger facing left.
- Reverse
- within a banner around the coat of arms of the Z.A.R. At the top the country indication with the date on the right and at the bottom the denomination indication.
Identification
- Original title
- 2 shillings van Zuid-Afrika, de Zuidafrikaansche Republiek (Z.A.R.), 1896
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5131C
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references
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