Nelson Mandela Collectables: June 2013

Thursday, June 20, 2013

2008 “Laser Frosted” Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday 5 Rand.

2008 “Laser Frosted” Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday 5 Rand.

As part of the celebration of Mandela coins, the SA Mint especially manufactured the 2008 Birthday coin using a laser technique. This technique was applied to the shirt with detailed texturing lasered onto it.

When comparing the 2008 laser frosted R5 coin and the standard R5, one can see a distinct difference between the patterns on the shirts.

This coin is scarce as there are only 14 000 minted.

‘Laser frosting’ = a technique by which the die (mould) is sandblasted, creating a crystallized-metal (frosted) effect on the raised parts of a coin struck with that die.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Popular Nelson Mandela Coins

South African Nobel Laureates 1/4oz Gold Medallion 4 Coin Set The South African Nobel Laureates 1/4oz Gold Medallion 4 Coin Set contains 4 gold medallions each depicting a Nobel Peace prize winner from South Africa. The 1/4oz gold medallions in this set each have the Mint Mark of the the Mint of Norway and has a limited mintage of 1,500. The South African Nobel Laureates 1/4oz Gold Medallion 4 Coin Set is the first set containing all 4 South African Nobel Peace Prize winners. The 1/4oz Tutu gold medallion is the first minted by the Mint of Norway.

The South African Nobel Laureates 1/4oz Gold Medallion 4 Coin Set consists of the following:

1/4oz gold Mandela medallion - first 1/4oz Mandela medallion minted with the laureates wreath on the reverse
1/4oz gold De Klerk medallion - first 1/4oz De Klerk medallion minted with the laureates wreath on the reverse
1/4oz gold Tutu medallion - first Tutu medallion minted by the Mint of Norway
1/4oz gold Luthuli medallion - first 1/4oz Luthuli medallion minted

Finest Known Rare 90th Mandela R5 Coins

These would be an awesome addition to any collection. 3 of these coins just sold recently for R100 000 each and are expected to be freely trading at the end of the year for R150 000 each. The Mandela series of rare R5 coins are the fastest appreciating rare coins on the market.

1994 President Nelson Mandela Inauguration 1oz 24ct Gold Coin

On 10th of May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the South African State President at a ceremony in Pretoria South Africa . To commemorate the 1994 Presidential Inauguration (the first democratically elected president in South Africa ) the South African Mint minted this stunning 24 carat gold coin. According to the South African Mint 1742 coins were minted.
They were packaged in normal red leatherette boxes as well as an a lesser number of coins packaged in white presentation boxes

First Day Inauguration Stamp Cover With Uncirculated R5 Mandela Inauguration Coin

Nelson Mandela Paintings

Stunning original oil paintings done on canvas of Nelson Mandela done by artist "Barr" P. McManee

This original painting by Peter Brown is taken from a photo by Jurgen Schadeberg when Nelson Mandela re-visited his prison cell on Robben Island. It was framed by Karibu Hills Gallery, whose owners are related to Peter Brown, who now lives in Australia

HISTORY OF NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA

HISTORY OF NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, also affectionately known as Madiba, was born on July 13 1918, at Qunu, near Umtata , South Africa , into the Tembu royal family. Mandela matriculated from Healdtown Methodist School and in 1938 he enrolled for a BA degree at Fort Hare University College . Mandela completed his degree at the University of South Africa in 1941

During his years at Fort Hare , Mandela was elected to the university's student representative council. Already politically active, Mandela was suspended from Fort Hare for participating in a protest boycott.

After a brief period as a security guard on a mine, Mandela joined a law firm as an articled clerk. In 1942 Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC) and in 1944 was one of the founder members of the ANC's Youth League. The league elected Mandela as secretary in 1947. From that office Mandela was instrumental in changing the character of the organisation to that of militant resistance. He was soon elected as president of the league.

In 1952 Mandela and Oliver Tambo established a law firm in Johannesburg (Oliver Tambo a man who became a national hero as a leader in the resistance against apartheid). As volunteer-in-chief in the defiance campaign, Mandela travelled the country organising resistance to discriminatory legislation handed down by the National Party government. In 1952 Mandela was arrested and charged under the Suppression of Communism Act, convicted and given a suspended sentence.

In 1956, along with 155 other political activists, Mandela was again arrested and charged with treason, but found not guilty. Meanwhile, the defiance campaign had gained momentum and in 1959, the people expressed their will in a manifesto that became the Freedom Charter.

In 1961 Mandela was appointed commander-in-chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe (the Spear of the Nation) — the military wing of the ANC, receiving his military training in Algeria . Returning to South Africa in 1962 he was arrested for leaving the country illegally and jailed for five years. Whilst serving this sentence Mandela was charged with sabotage along with the other Rivonia trialists and sentenced to life imprisonment on June 12 1964.

Mandela's commitment to abolishing the onerous apartheid system became a symbol of the liberation struggle and in 1982 the Release Mandela Campaign was launched internationally. This international campaign, along with the military struggle and the internal defiance campaign, was so effective that the Nationalist authorities had to capitulate and begin discussions with the imprisoned Mandela about achieving a negotiated political settlement.

The ANC and other political organisations were un-banned in 1990. Mandela was unconditionally re-leased from prison on February 11 1990, after 27 years of incarceration. Mandela was elected president of the ANC in 1991.

On April 27 1994 Mandela led the ANC to victory in South Africa 's first democratic elections. On May 10 1994 he was inaugurated as State President at a ceremony in Pretoria .

President Nelson Mandela has taken his place alongside the great leaders of the world. He has received honorary degrees from mote than 50 academic institutions around the world. He was joint winner of the Unesco Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize with then-president FW de Klerk. In 1993 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, again shared with De Klerk.