1977 1 oz South African Gold Krugerrand Coin

Description

1977 1 oz South African Gold Krugerrand Coin

The South African Gold Krugerrand is one of the world’s most respected gold bullion coins. Available from the South African Mint since 1967, this coin once dominated the market for gold. Right now, the 1977 1 oz South African Gold Krugerrand Coin is available to purchase online.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives in a protective plastic flip!
• 11th issue of the 1 oz Gold Krugerrand!
• Final mintage of only 3,331,000 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of actual gold content.
• Paul Kruger is on the obverse.
• Springbok antelope on the reverse.

Each of the 1977 1 oz South African Gold Krugerrand Coins available here comes with a protective plastic flip. The mintage of 3,331,000 coins in 1977 remains one of the highest mintages in the series and occurred at a time when the Gold Krugerrand was still the only gold bullion coin available to investors.

South African Gold Krugerrand Coins were only available in a 1 oz gold weight until 1980 when fractional-ounce coins were first issued. Each 1 oz Gold Krugerrand features 22-karat gold content. In the case of the Krugerrand, this metallic composition consists of 91.67% gold and 8.33% copper.

Paul Kruger is on the obverse side of 1977 South African Gold Krugerrands. This portrait of the first President of South Africa was created in the 1890s for use on gold coins of the South African Pound and offers a left-profile portrait of the former Boer leader.

A Springbok antelope is depicted in the reverse design of the 1977 1 oz Gold Krugerrand Coin. This image of the national animal offers a right-profile relief showing the Springbok as it pronks along the landscape of the coin’s design field.