Krugerrand Commerative Coin - Proof - 50mm US $130.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 0:48:17 PDT Add to watch list

Beautiful 1980 1/10th oz Krugerrand Gold Coin US $130.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 10:08:01 PDT Add to watch list

Beautiful 1980 1/10th oz Krugerrand Gold Coin US $127.50 (5 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 10:09:32 PDT Add to watch list

Beautiful 1980 1/10th oz Krugerrand Gold Coin US $127.50 (8 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 10:12:38 PDT Add to watch list

1978 1oz. gold Krugerrand US $1,140.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 10:19:06 PDT Add to watch list

1982 1 oz Gold Krugerrand Coin fine US $1,175.00 (9 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 10:30:33 PDT Add to watch list

1978 1 oz Gold Krugerrand Coin fine US $1,170.10 (14 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 13:08:59 PDT Add to watch list

1982 1/10 OZ GOLD SOUTH AFRICA KRUGERRAND CHOICE BU US $106.50 (10 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 18:10:01 PDT Add to watch list

KRUGERRAND 1978 GOLD TOKEN IN COIN FLIP US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 19:33:47 PDT Add to watch list

1977 KRUGERRAND 1 OZ GOLD US $1,075.00 (9 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 9:18:32 PDT Add to watch list

KRUGERRAND 1978 GOLD TOKEN IN COIN FLIP US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 19:33:27 PDT Add to watch list

1978 KRUGERRAND SOUTH AFRICA 1OZ GOLD COIN US $179.28 (15 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 21:08:15 PDT Add to watch list

2006 Otto Schultz Krugerrand Special Set US $240.00 End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 21:46:43 PDT Add to watch list

MINI GOLD KRUGERRAND 0.5 GRAM COIN COLLECTABLE BULLION US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 22:40:33 PDT Add to watch list

1/2 Oz Krugerrand Pure Gold 1980 US $585.00 (4 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 10:32:45 PDT Add to watch list

1oz. GOLD KRUGERRAND-SEALED-1978-NO RESERVE!!!!! US $1,005.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 12:26:07 PDT Add to watch list

1oz. GOLD KRUGERRAND-SEALED-1979-NO RESERVE!!!!! US $1,005.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 12:46:35 PDT Add to watch list

1/10 OZ. GOLD KRUGERRAND 1983 FROM SOUTH AFRICA NR US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 16:21:31 PDT Add to watch list

BU 1982 1/10th KRUGERRAND, 1/10th Troy Ounce Pure Gold US $139.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 16:59:08 PDT Add to watch list

FINE 1980 KRUGERRAND 14 KARAT SOLID GOLD COA US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 18:26:26 PDT Add to watch list

1975 Krugerrand - Uncirculated 1 oz. GOLD US $1,329.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 18:41:34 PDT Add to watch list

1/10 oz. 22K Gold Krugerrand Dated 1981 US $149.99 End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 18:42:55 PDT Add to watch list

KRUGERRAND 1978 GOLD TOKEN IN COIN FLIP US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 19:33:54 PDT Add to watch list

KRUGERRAND 1978 GOLD TOKEN IN COIN FLIP US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 19:33:57 PDT Add to watch list

MINI GOLD KRUGERRAND 0.5 GRAM COIN COLLECTABLE BULLION US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 22:40:37 PDT Add to watch list

1982 KRUGERRAND 1/4 oz SOLID GOLD BULLION COIN AFRICA US $293.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 14:52:06 PDT Add to watch list

1984 KRUGERRAND 1/10 oz SOLID GOLD BULLION COIN AFRICA US $87.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 14:53:07 PDT Add to watch list

KRUGERRAND 1978 GOLD TOKEN IN COIN FLIP US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 19:33:39 PDT Add to watch list

1981 1/10 Oz 22K Fine Gold South Africa Krugerrand Gem US $91.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 20:05:45 PDT Add to watch list

MINI GOLD KRUGERRAND 0.5 GRAM COIN COLLECTABLE BULLION US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 9:53:38 PDT Add to watch list

Beautiful 1980 1/10th oz Krugerrand Gold Coin US $100.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 9:54:12 PDT Add to watch list

Beautiful 1980 1/10th oz Krugerrand Gold Coin US $100.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 9:55:21 PDT Add to watch list

Beautiful 1980 1/10th oz Krugerrand Gold Coin US $100.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 9:56:12 PDT Add to watch list

Beautiful 1980 1/10th oz Krugerrand Gold Coin US $100.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 9:56:38 PDT Add to watch list

Beautiful 1980 1/10th oz Krugerrand Gold Coin US $100.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 9:57:12 PDT Add to watch list

Two (2) Beautiful 1980 1/10th oz Krugerrand Gold Coin US $200.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 10:07:39 PDT Add to watch list

1976 - 1 oz Gold South Africa Krugerrand - NR US $102.50 (4 Bids) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 15:07:57 PDT Add to watch list

2000 S. AFRICA 1/10 OZ Gold Krugerrand NGC Graded MS 66 US $245.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 15:29:48 PDT Add to watch list

1/10 Ounce Krugerrand Coin 14 KT Heavy Rope Bezel US $99.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 19:15:06 PDT Add to watch list

KRUGERRAND 1978 GOLD TOKEN IN COIN FLIP US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 19:33:52 PDT Add to watch list

MINI GOLD KRUGERRAND 0.5 GRAM COIN COLLECTABLE BULLION US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 21:46:33 PDT Add to watch list

1/4 0Z OF FINE GOLD KRUGERRAND SOUTH AFRICA COIN US $358.00 End Date: Monday Mar-22-2010 13:36:52 PDT Add to watch list

KRUGERRAND 1978 GOLD TOKEN IN COIN FLIP US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Mar-22-2010 18:33:41 PDT Add to watch list

MINI GOLD KRUGERRAND 0.5 GRAM COIN COLLECTABLE BULLION US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Mar-22-2010 19:09:48 PDT Add to watch list

1980 South Africa Krugerrand 1 OZ FINE GOLD CHOICE BU US $905.00 (6 Bids) End Date: Monday Mar-22-2010 21:32:24 PDT Add to watch list

1974 KRUGERRAND PCGS 9-11-01 GEM UNC GROUND ZERO US $1,677.00 End Date: Friday Mar-26-2010 12:52:10 PDT Add to watch list

2009 South Africa Gem BU 1/10 Ounce Gold Krugerrand US $167.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-27-2010 4:16:45 PDT Add to watch list

2005 SOUTH AFRICA KRUGERRAND 4-PC CERTIFIED PROOF SET US $3,249.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-27-2010 20:05:05 PDT Add to watch list

Fake Coin Detector for 1 oz Gold Krugerrand and more US $49.00 End Date: Thursday Apr-01-2010 22:52:11 PDT Add to watch list

2009 Gold South African Krugerrand 1 oz US $1,313.00 End Date: Thursday Apr-08-2010 11:47:22 PDT Add to watch list

The Krugerrand is the most popular among all gold bullion coins. It is manufactured in South Africa and was first minted in 1967 to help popularize South African gold trading. The Krugerrand was produced by the South African Mint Company and was mainly minted so that it could be circulated as currency in American markets, as it was legal at the time for Americans to purchase gold bullion coins that were minted in foreign countries. This made is very unlike other bullion gold coins that were mainly minted for collectors and not for normal day-to-day commerce.

Another major difference between the Krugerrand and other gold bullion coins was that normal coins were imprinted with the fixed legal face value of the coin. This value tended to be greater than the bullion value of the gold used. However, the Krugerrand did not have any face value and so its legal tender was the bullion value of the gold at the current market prices. This led to it being the first gold coin to be minted without any legal tender value.

The Krugerrand is named so because its obverse side bears the profile picture of South African Republic President Paul Kruger. The reverse side of the Krugerrand is imprinted with the springbok, one of the national symbols of South Africa. The words “SOUTH AFRICA” along with the year of minting and gold content are also inscribed in English and Afrikaans.

Every Krugerrand gold coin is made from 22 karat 1 oz. gold and measures 32.7 millimeters in diameter, weighs 31.1035 grams and contains 91.67% pure gold fineness. Until the early 80’s, the Krugerrand had more than a 90% stake in the gold coin market. The success of the Krugerrand on the gold markets led to many other nations producing such gold bullion coins like Canada with its Canadian Gold Maple Leaf in 1979 or Australia with the Australian Gold Nugget of 1981 among others.