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1 Rand - 1/10 Ounce The emaSwati people
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed portrait of a traditionally dressed emaSwati woman in right-facing profile, wearing characteristic Swazi ceremonial attire including an elaborate headdress with a feather ornament. The large denomination mark 'R1' appears prominently in the left field in incuse relief lettering. The inscription '1/10 oz Au 999.9' is engraved along the upper portion of the field, and the engraver's initials 'AM' are present in the lower right field. The overall composition reflects the South African Mint's 'Natura' series celebrating indigenous African peoples and cultures. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This piece belongs to the South African Mint's Natural Precious Metals series, which ran through the mid-2000s and highlighted indigenous southern African peoples alongside the country's bullion coinage program. The emaSwati — the Swazi people — straddle the border between South Africa and the Kingdom of Eswatini, and their inclusion reflects post-apartheid minting policy that deliberately broadened cultural representation beyond the Afrikaner and English narratives that had dominated pre-1994 coinage.
Mintages for individual subjects in this series were low, and secondary market depth is thin. The Hern reference remains the most reliable catalogue for tracking surviving populations.