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 Alec Kaplan & Son CC
www.aleckaplan.co.za
Tel: + 27 11 640 6325
Without doubt the great boer war of 1899 - 1902 has been the greatest factor behind the global interest in the collectable coins and bank notes of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek. So many colonial sons from Great Britain, Australia and even Canada fought for Queen Victoria and the "Land of Hope and Glory”. The new oppressors, the British, were no worse than the Boers who in turn had earlier displaced the weaker multiracial Griqua peoples in the region now known as the Orange Free State and, before them, the nomadic hunting bushmen had been ruthlessly erradicated in turn by the Griquas. All this happened within the period of just one hundred years.
All South African coins and classic numismatic rarities were minted or printed during or before the boer war - consider the Veld Pond, Burgers Pond, Strachan and Co tokens, the Griqua Een Pond bank note and Kruger coinage. All these pieces are now classic chariots - great investments - as demand grows.
Here is just a snippet of the history of what South African coins have gone through. The late 19th Century Boer Wars, the raising of the Vierkleur, the struggle and the long walk to freedom, our depression towards the end of apartheid and of course the birth of democracy in South Africa. These collectable items can be found for sale and auction on specific sites involved in the industry trade.
Don’t forget the old tokens, medals and medalions that were given to war heroes. The value of those goes far beyond any commodity. A nations service cannot be paid with money so a token of gratitude will forever be stored in a coin. A coin collection is a symbol for the passing of time and a heritage from those gone before. Trust in a coin to survive the test of time and come through it all more valuable with experience.
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