1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $1,175.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:26 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $1,009.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:28 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:31 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:33 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:36 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:38 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:40 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:43 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:46 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:48 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:50 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:52 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:55 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:03:57 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:04:00 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:04:02 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:04:04 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:04:06 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:04:09 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 6:04:11 PDT Add to watch list

1978 KRUGERRAND 1 OZ OF FINE GOLD US $1,261.09 (13 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 12:22:37 PDT Add to watch list

1978 KRUGERRAND 1 OZ OF FINE GOLD US $1,275.05 (13 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 14:45:36 PDT Add to watch list

1 OUNCE PURE GOLD KRUGERRAND BULLION . US $1,225.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 15:18:23 PDT Add to watch list

1 OUNCE PURE GOLD KRUGERRAND BULLION . US $1,255.00 (5 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 15:26:35 PDT Add to watch list

1/10 Ounce Gold South African Krugerrand US $145.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 18:00:24 PDT Add to watch list

1 oz. krugerrand in gold bezel 40.51 grams US $1,034.00 (4 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 19:45:13 PDT Add to watch list

1 oz. krugerrand in silver bezel US $1,025.00 (4 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 20:00:38 PDT Add to watch list

KRUGERRAND SOLID GOLD MINI COIN REPLICA  US $1.29 (2 Bids) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 7:41:16 PDT Add to watch list

1978 KRUGERRAND 1 OZ OF FINE GOLD US $1,225.00 (11 Bids) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 9:27:10 PDT Add to watch list

South Africa Krugerrand 1 oz US $1,200.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 12:50:17 PDT Add to watch list

South Africa Krugerrand 1 oz US $1,200.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 12:53:05 PDT Add to watch list

South Africa Krugerrand 1 oz US $1,200.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 12:53:30 PDT Add to watch list

South Africa Krugerrand 1 oz US $1,200.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 12:53:46 PDT Add to watch list

South Africa Krugerrand 1 oz US $1,100.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 12:54:07 PDT Add to watch list

1/10th Gold Krugerrand (1983) and chain US $137.50 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 13:39:50 PDT Add to watch list

One ounce 1983 Krugerrand .999 fine gold coin US $1,026.00 (17 Bids) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 18:16:19 PDT Add to watch list

Krugerrand 1 OZ Fine Gold Coin 1980 One Ounce Bullion US $1,200.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 20:51:47 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 6:04:13 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 6:04:16 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 6:04:19 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 6:04:21 PDT Add to watch list

1oz gold.999 coins KRUGERRAND MAPLE KANGAROO EAGLE US $999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 6:04:24 PDT Add to watch list

Krugerrand 1 oz Fine Gold 1974 US $1,200.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 11:44:59 PDT Add to watch list

1/4 Ounce1982 Krugerrand fine gold coin US $300.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 14:26:44 PDT Add to watch list

1/4 Ounce1980 Krugerrand fine gold coin US $300.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 14:49:17 PDT Add to watch list

1/2 OZ PROOF 1981 KRUGERRAND PCGS PR68 DCAM US $1,399.99 End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 15:29:59 PDT Add to watch list

1/4 OZ PROOF 1981 KRUGERRAND PCGS PR68 DCAM US $799.99 End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 15:33:03 PDT Add to watch list

1/10 OZ PROOF 1981 KRUGERRAND PCGS PR67 DCAM US $299.99 End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 15:36:31 PDT Add to watch list

1980 1/10 Oz Krugerrand Gold Coin No Reserve US $137.58 (12 Bids) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 18:08:54 PDT Add to watch list

1978 1 OZ. GOLD KRUGERRAND US $1,125.00 (4 Bids) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 19:56:55 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.