1897 2½ SHILLINGS ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK - AS PER SCAN IN SOUTH AFRICA

 1897 2½ Shillings Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek - as per scan       Features Country South Africa - Pre-Union   Type Common coin Years 1892-1897 Value 2 1/2 Shillings (1/8) Metal Silver (.925) Weight 14.14 g Diameter 32.3 mm Thickness 2.32 mm Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized yes References KM # 7,  Hern # Z30-35 Obverse Bust of President Johannes Paulus Kruger left Lettering:  ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK Translation:  South African Republic Engraver:  Otto Schultz Reverse Arms of the South African Republic below denomination and date Lettering:   2½ SHILLINGS * 1897 * EENDRAGT MAAKT MAGT Translation:  Unity makes strength Engraver:  Otto Schultz Edge Reeded Comments Johannes Paulus Kruger (1825-1904), a prominent Boer leader against British rule and president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic (1883 to 1902) later became the Transvaal Colony of the English and then the Transvaal Province of the Union of South Africa.