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The coins of the South African rand are part of the physical form of South Africa's currency, the South African rand. In 1961, South Africa replaced the pound with a decimal currency: 100 cents (100c) = 1 rand (R1), 1 rand being valued at 10 shillings and 1 cent at 1.2 pence. ==1961–1964== The rand was introduced in South Africa in February 1961, after the referendum of November 1960 which established autonomy from the British Commonwealth of Nations, but before the new status came into effect in May 1961. The coins bear the forward-facing portrait of Jan van Riebeeck on the obverse. The initial circulation coins of the Republic were the following:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=South African History of Coins )〕 *½ cent (approximately replaced ½d) *1 cent (approximately replaced 1d) *2½ cents (replaced 3d) *5 cents (replaced 6d) *10 cents (replaced 1s) *20 cents (replaced 2s) *50 cents (replaced 5s) The coins initially had the same size as the former South African coins. All except the ½ and 1 cent coins were in silver. The previous South African farthing coin (¼d) and half-a-crown (2½s) were not continued in decimal currency. In addition, two bullion coins with denominations of 1 rand and 2 rand were issued, replacing the gold half-pound and pound coins introduced in 1952. Both the pound and the rand gold coins matched the specifications of the British half-sovereign and sovereign (minted, among others, at the Pretoria branch mint until 1932), including the gold alloy (crown gold) with a fineness of 22 carat (91.67%). The reverse of the gold rand coins features the well-known springbok illustration designed by Coert Steynberg for the 5-shilling coin introduced in 1948. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coins of the South African rand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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