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The South African Mint Company (SA Mint) has honoured Nelson Mandela with the launch of the limited edition' Life of a Legend' coin set.
Francois Groepe, chairman of the South African Mint and Deputy Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, said: "Nelson Mandela’s contribution to South Africa’s democracy and to the world at large is well known. He is our nation’s foremost symbol of reconciliation. Now, the South African Mint proudly honours ‘The Life of a Legend: Nelson Mandela’ with the legal tender Protea coin series.”
Groepe was speaking at the launch held at the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Centre of Memory in Houghton on Tuesday.
The commemorative Life of a Legend series is part of the Protea coin series and over the next 12 years, a series of coins will be released depicting important scenes from Mandela's life journey.
