The Krugerrand spent five decades as a gold-only coin before the South African Mint issued it in silver, and the silver version inherited the recognition the name had already built. Each coin holds one troy ounce of .999 fine silver, carries a 1 Rand face value, and uses the same Paul Kruger and springbok designs that made the gold coin a global standard. Dealer familiarity keeps spreads tight, which matters more on a one-ounce silver coin than on almost anything else in the case.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: One troy ounce of .999 fine silver
- Face Value: 1 Rand, legal tender in South Africa
- Obverse: Portrait of Paul Kruger with SUID-AFRIKA and SOUTH AFRICA around the rim
- Reverse: A springbok antelope in mid-stride beneath KRUGERRAND
The obverse carries a left-facing bust of Paul Kruger, president of the South African Republic in the late nineteenth century. His full beard is struck in individually separated strands, his hair swept back from a high forehead, and the collar and lapel of his coat resolve cleanly against the field. SUID-AFRIKA runs along the left rim and SOUTH AFRICA along the right, the country’s name in both Afrikaans and English, separated by small raised markers at top and bottom. A finely toothed border rings the design.
The reverse presents the springbok, South Africa’s national animal, caught mid-stride with all four legs extended and its ridged horns curving back over its shoulders. The mane along its back stands raised, and the ground beneath is textured with scrub and low grass against a suggestion of distant hills. KRUGERRAND arcs across the top in bold capitals, and FYNSILWER 1 OZ FINE SILVER R1 wraps the lower rim, again in both languages.
Coins are struck to brilliant uncirculated standard by the South African Mint and ship as random year from available inventory in a protective flip or tube.
A sovereign silver coin with one of the most recognized names in bullion, at a premium that keeps it practical to buy in quantity. Add the 1 oz Silver Krugerrand to your cart today.