1986 South Africa Protea Centenary Great Gold Rush Gold Proof 1oz Coin PCGS PR69 DCAM

In 1986 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Great Gold Rush, for the first time ever the South African Mint released a very special Limited Issue Protea Gold Proof Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold weighing one ounce of pure Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR69 DCAM.

The reverse has a miner panning for gold from a stream in the foreground. Mine headgear, sheds, mine dump with a silhouette of modern Johannesburg in the background.
The obverse has the image of the King Protea or King Sugar Bush the national flower of South Africa.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

• Limited Mintage Presentation of 4,701 Worldwide
• Finished to South African Mint's Proof Quality
• Struck in Solid 22 Carat Gold Weighing One Ounce of Pure Gold
• Protea Gold 1oz Coin Celebrating100th Anniversary of the Great Gold Rush
• Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR69 DCAM