South Africa Launches Gold Coins To Mark Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday Anniversary

South Africa today launched a set of limited edition bank notes and gold coins to mark the 100th  birthday anniversary  of   Nelson Mandela, Naija News Understands.

The South Africa Reserve Bank is launching a series of commemorative bank notes for Nelson Madibas 100th birthday. From new R5coins up to R200 notes. #eNCA #MadibaMoney pic.twitter.com/zzBGEefJmt

— Heidi Giokos (@HeidiGiokos) July 13, 2018

The South African Reserve Bank said the notes depict Mandela’s life including his upbringing in rural Eastern Cape as the son of a chief, his 27-year incarceration and the end of apartheid in 1994 when he became president.

Mandela died in 2013 aged 95. The launch forms part of events across the world, culminating locally in an annual Mandela Day lecture by former U.S. president Barack Obama next week.

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The etching on the one-ounce gold coin of a smiling middle-aged Mandela with his hair parted down the middle was designed by Zimbabwe-born Sindiso Nyoni, whose work includes stinging rebukes of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe.

“Growing up and living most of my life under a dictatorship, we were not able to experience this feeling of democracy that South Africans have,” Mr Nyoni said.Mandela’s face already graces all South Africa’s banknotes.

@PHMTanzania is delighted to be chosen by @TheElders as a #SparkofHope representing 1 of 100 ideas for a freer, fairer world. 🗺 https://t.co/QViKAITYiR Next week, we #WalkTogether in #Johannesburg celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 100th anniversary! https://t.co/suB0GdUw2c #UHC pic.twitter.com/mxDZIEQxp0

— Godfrey Philimon (@Sentipensares) July 12, 2018