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RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)
RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)
RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)
RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)
RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)
RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)
RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)RSA (Pre-1994): Cape Coin Heritage Set (30 Medals): [E] Tavern of the Seas (6 Medals)
Form: Circular
By: Africana Commemorative Mint
Date: 1978
Ref:  Laidlaw: 1031e;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
45.0 mmGilded Sterling Silver37 gm (varies)$20
Edge: Plain. Stamped" ET+ STG (springbok head) E (for 1978)".

Obverse: Replica of obverse of:

(1) France: 1709 Louis XIV Half Ecu
(2) Portugal: 1712 Moidore
(3) Venice: 1769 One Scudo
(4) Russia: 1789 Catherine II Five Kopeks
(5) France: 1813 Napoleon I Twenty Francs
(6) France: 1817 Louis XVIII Twenty Francs

Reverse: Replica of reverse of:

(1) France: 1709 Louis XIV Half Ecu
(2) Portugal: 1712 Moidore
(3) Venice: 1769 One Scudo
(4) Russia: 1789 Catherine II Five Kopeks
(5) France: 1813 Napoleon I Twenty Francs
(6) France: 1817 Louis XVIII Twenty Francs

Notes: The Cape Coin Heritage Set comprises 30 metallic replicas of European coins which circulated during the early days in the Cape region of of South Africa.

The set comes inside a wooden case with a blue ceramic tile in the outside of the lid. In the centre of the tile is a medallion showing a sailing ship: "1600 (left) 1843 (right). Legend above: "THE AFRICANA COMMEMORATIVE MINT / OUR CAPE COIN HERITAGE" and below: "ONS KAPSE MUNTERFNIS / DIR AFRICANA HERDENKINGSMUNT". Case lined on the inside with red velvet fitted for 5 rows of six medals per row. The rows are divided in half vertically by a wooden slat naming each row: "The Dutch Collection", "The British Collection", "The Seaborne Empires", "The Dollar Dynasties" and "Tavern of the Seas".

The set comes with a booklet by Professor M.T.W Arnheim giving the background of each coin replicas. There is also signed certificate from both the South African Bureau of Standards and the Africana Commemorative Mint stating that the issue was limited to 5,000 sets.