Protea - Nelson Mandela Prestigious Set 2013 Proof

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Protea Series 2013 - Life of a Legend - Nelson Mandela

An exclusive set of two gold coins and one silver coin, issued by the South African Mint in 2013 in the Protea Series, in 99.99% purest gold fineness at 1 oz, 1/10 oz and 99.9% purest silver fineness at less than 1/2 oz in top proof quality, is dedicated to the first post-apartheid President of South Africa, one of the main anti-apartheid fighters and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela.

The 1 oz gold coin depicts on its reverse Mandela's boyhood years in the village of Qunu. The family was forced to move north to this small rural community after Mandela's father was removed from his position as tribal chief by the local magistrate. The motif is complemented by the denomination, purity, the inscription 'Qunu', the artist's initials 'MD' and Mandela's quote in English: '...it was in this village, near Umtata, where I spent the happiest years of my childhood and where my earliest memories are to be found'.

The 1/10 oz gold coin features a portrait of an African child on its reverse. Mandela has enriched the lives of thousands of children and in 1995 founded the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, a charity to help children up to the age of 22. The motif is complemented by the face value, purity, the artist's initials "CM" and Mandela's quote in English: 'Nothing can reveal the soul of a society more than the way it treats its children'.

The silver coin depicts on its reverse the arrival of nine-year-old Mandela in the town of Mqhekezweni and his fateful meeting with the Jongintaba Dalindyebo chief of the Thembu people. The motif is complemented by the inscriptions 'Mqhekezweni', 'The Great place', the artist's initials 'MJS' and Mandela's quote in English: 'The moment I saw Jongintaba and his court, I felt like a tree root pulled out of the ground and thrown into the middle of a strong current that I could not resist'.

The obverse shows a portrait of Nelson Mandela with flowers of the protea plant, which symbolise South Africa. This is followed by the year of issue, VL Chip's initials "VLC" and the inscription "SOUTH AFRICA".

The coins come in a luxury box made from the rare wood of the "Kiaat" tree along with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a limited edition of only 3000 pieces for the whole world!

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Please note that the wooden box is handmade and may show minor imperfections, differences in color and texture of the wood.