ABOUT US

The South African Mint is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

As the only exporting mint on the African continent, we’ve become known as a world leader in the industry, and our skills have been recognised with numerous awards. Our appealing designs and exceptional craftsmanship give us global appeal, while being home to brands like the world-famous Krugerrand highlights our strong local heritage.

We’re a ISO9001 certified company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) since 1988.

We produce all circulation coins for South Africa in copper, brass, nickel, aluminium, bronze, stainless steel, as well as electroplated copper and steel.

  • Our designs often reflect elements of national pride including great leaders, unique flora and fauna, and historical milestones.
  • Our skilled artists and technicians design and develop the coins, ensuring excellent manufacturing down to the finest detail. After all, we’re helping record our country’s history, which is why accuracy and skill are so important.
  • We continue to invest in new technologies so that we’re able to produce some of the most secure and durable currency coins in the world.
We exercise skill in making our product. We take pride in the work that we do We think carefully about our actions.
Pride in ourselves Pride in others.
Pride in the power of national heritage.
Pride in creating meaningful symbols of value.
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Crafted with Pride.
Created for Prosperity.
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Bring something into existence.
Cause something to happen as a result of one’s actions NB Engineering is creating
The state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune, or successful social status. Prosperity encompasses wealth BUT also includes other factors which can be independent of wealth happiness and well-being

Circulation coins

The Circulation Coin division manufactures legal tender coins that are used in our everyday transactions, as well as coin blanks which are sold to other mints for final minting.

Over and above producing all South African circulation coins, the company also produces circulation coins and coin blanks for the international export market that are used as currency in numerous countries in Africa.

Collectable coins

The South African Mint also produces high quality premium products in a variety of precious and non-precious metals including gold and silver, specifically for the collector’s market.

These include the world famous Krugerrand which is available in both gold and silver. Many of our collectable coins have won various international awards for their intrinsic beauty, giving the collector a lifetime of pleasure and reward.

Bullion coins

Bullion coins are highly sought after by investors the world over. The South African Mint is proud home of the world’s first and most traded bullion coin: the Krugerrand, and we jointly manufacture the bullion Krugerrand with Rand Refinery.

An addition to our investment bullion portfolio was introduced in 2020 in the form of the Big 5 gold and platinum bullion coins.

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