January 12, 2022
1897 South Africa Two Shillings PCGS AU50 Florin Johannes Paulus Kruger
Obverse Bearded bust of President Johannes Paulus Kruger left. Lettering: (uninscribed) Engraver: Otto Schultz Reverse Arms of the South African Republic circled by legend, date and denomination. 1895 2 SHILLINGS Translation: ZUID. = Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek = South African Republic Engraver: Otto Schultz Edge Reeded Mints Berlin, Germany (1280-date) Pretoria, South Africa. The coins of the 1892 issue were struck at the Royal Prussian Mint in Berlin, all others were struck at the South African Republic’s Mint in Pretoria. Metal content: Silver 92.5%, Copper 7.5% Silver content: 10.46 g (0.336 oz ASW). This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins: World\Africa\South Africa”. The seller is “redoubt_numismatics” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Composition: Silver
- Certification Number: 17253985
- Fineness: .925
- Grade: AU 50
- KM Number: KM#6
- Certification: PCGS
- Modified Item: No
- Weight: 11.31 grams
- Denomination: 2 Shillings
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
- Year: 1897
- Country/Region of Manufacture: South Africa
- Diameter: 28.7mm