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200 Rand 20 Years of Democracy and Freedom
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Rand (1961-date) |
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| Obverse description | The post-1994 South African Coat of Arms is prominently depicted at centre, featuring a secretary bird with outstretched wings, a shield supported by two human figures, and wheat ears encircling the base, all rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The engraver's initials ALS appear in small letters below the arms. The legend SOUTH AFRICA arcs along the upper periphery, while the date 2014 is inscribed along the lower periphery, both in bold sans-serif lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOUTH AFRICA 2014 ALS |
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South Africa's 1994 elections — the first held under universal suffrage — brought the ANC to power after decades of apartheid legislation that had systematically excluded the Black majority from political participation. The 2014 commemorative marks exactly twenty years from that transition. Fine gold issues from the South African Mint in this period consistently achieve strong fineness at .9999, a standard the mint adopted aggressively to compete with the Krugerrand's long dominance in the bullion market.