The "Year of the Child" gold issue from the South African Mint references the 1979 International Year of the Child declared by the United Nations — but this coin was struck nearly two decades later, in 1998, almost certainly tied to the post-apartheid government's renewed emphasis on children's rights following the 1996 Constitution, which included some of the most extensive child-protection provisions of any national charter at the time.
Mintage on this issue was extremely limited, and it circulates rarely in the secondary market.
The "Year of the Child" gold issue from the South African Mint references the 1979 International Year of the Child declared by the United Nations — but this coin was struck nearly two decades later, in 1998, almost certainly tied to the post-apartheid government's renewed emphasis on children's rights following the 1996 Constitution, which included some of the most extensive child-protection provisions of any national charter at the time.
Mintage on this issue was extremely limited, and it circulates rarely in the secondary market.