African Coins and "African" Coins

The coin is legal tender. Today, only states issue them. Their purity, quantity and all other parameters are determined by law. Anyone can issue a medal.

The first two coins are Somali. Is the Somali state doing so well that it can issue investment or commemorative silver coins? I don't know how Tchad is doing... Only South Africa can really afford those coins.

In fact, the Tchadian coin is minted in Bulgaria, at the Bulmint mint. Somali coins are minted in Germany, at the Bavarian Mint Bayerische Hauptmünzamt. Only the South African krugerrand is really minted in Africa. In the South African Mint.

I assume that the European mint just paid some kind of fee to the government of that country to issue investment coins under that country's name. They aren't actually true African coins... Except for the last one.

But from silvegoldstacker's point of view it is not important. The coin weighs one ounce of pure silver. Also, those coins are beautiful...

The South African and Tchadian coins are the same every year, they only change once a year. It is enough for me to have just one piece of each in my collection.

On the Tchadian coin you see a bull and a bear, symbols of growth and decline in value. I don't know if there are bears in Tchad...

But on Somali coins, the African elephant and leopard change every year. So I will be buying these every year.

You will notice that my photos are not perfect. On the one hand, I take photos with my mobile phone, but I also have coins in plastic capsules that reflect the light in all kinds of ways. And of course, I'm not a good photographer.

I'm starting to write under #silvergoldstackers. I want to write about myself that I am 56 years old. I'm a teacher. My English is not great. I have been collecting coins since I was 14 years old. But it wasn't until last year that I started buying new ounce coins...

If there is interest, I can also write about other than new coins. Have a nice Sunday. Stack on!