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NEW!!!!! 2008 SOUTH AFRICA SMILING NELSON MANDELA 90TH BIRTHDAY COIN - ONLY LIMITED NUMBER OF COINS MINTED!!!!!
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Item number: 41324378
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Number of visits: 3
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Item description:
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- Year: 2008
- Condition: unc
- Metal: bi-metal
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- Condition: PRF / UNC / EF / VF / F / VG / G / PR
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The South African Reserve Bank together with the South African Mint Company, the Ministry of Finance and the Nelson Mandela Foundation launched a R5 bi metal coin to celebrate Nelson Mandela´s 90th birthday.
The coin features a smiling portrait of former President Nelson Mandela. The angle of the face is the traditional three quarter "coin" angle. Mandela is wearing his signature pattern shirt, which differentiates him from other portrayals of states persons on coins.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela IPA: (born 18 July 1918) is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress and its armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. He spent 27 years in prison, much of it on Robben Island, on convictions for crimes that included sabotage committed while he spearheaded the struggle against apartheid.
Among opponents of apartheid in South Africa and internationally, he became a symbol of freedom and equality, while the apartheid government and nations sympathetic to it condemned him and the ANC as communists and terrorists.
Following his release from prison on February 11, 1990, his switch to a policy of reconciliation and negotiation helped lead the transition to multi-racial democracy in South Africa. Since the end of apartheid, he has been widely praised, even by former opponents.
Mandela has received more than one hundred awards over four decades, most notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He is currently a celebrated elder statesman who continues to voice his opinion on topical issues. In South Africa he is often known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela´s clan. The title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela.
Mandela has frequently credited Mahatma Gandhi for being a major source of inspiration in his life, both for the philosophy of non-violence and for facing adversity with dignity.  | |
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Delivery Method:
Shipping after payment
Shipping costs:
Paid by the buyer
Places:
Seller's country, Europe, North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa
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Payment
Bank transfer, Paypal
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Shipping and handling:
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SHIPPING ON BUYERS RISK VIA INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED POST FROM SOUTH AFRICA @ $5.00 FOR THE FIRST ITEM AND $1.00 EXTRA FOR EVERY EXTRA ITEM IN THE SAME SHIPMENT.
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Information on the sale
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| Price: |
$ 7.50 |
Wallet :
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Yes
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Closed sale |
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Fri 18th Jul 2008 04:28:25 (GMT-5.0) |
| Ending date: |
Sat 19th Jul 2008 09:20:01 (GMT-5.0) |
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