South African Reserve Bank Act, 1989 (Act No. 90 of 1989)

Notices

The Dimension of, Design for, and Compilation of the 50c (1/2 oz) fine-silver Krugerrand to be issued in 2026 in South Africa

General Notice 3936 of 2026
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General Notice 3936

14 May 2026

GG 54682

National Treasury

 

I, Enoch Godongwana, the Minister of Finance, in terms of section 19(1)(a) of the South African Reserve Bank Act (Act No. 90 of 1989 - 'the Act'),  hereby declare that—

 

(a)the 50c (1/2 oz) Krugerrand as set out in section (a) of Schedule 2 to the Act, which will be manufactured and issued by virtue of section 16(1) of the Act, will be legal tender as from the date of publication in the Government Gazette;

 

(b)that the design of the said coin series will be the designs as shown and which are attached to this notice; and

 

(c)that the specifications of the said coin are as follows:

 

DENOMINATION1

METAL CONTENT

DIAMETER 2

MASS3

50c (1/2 oz)

Fine-silver, Ag 999

32.69 mm

15.554 g

 

1 The denominations are featured on the coins in an abbreviated format (e.g. 'R1'), written out in full (e.g. 'One Rand') or a combination of a number and rand (e.g. '1 Rand').
2 The diameter is the average diameter of the coin as issued.
3 The standard mass is the minimum mass of the coin or least current mass for precious metal coins and the average mass for copper alloy coins.

 

 

Mr E Godongwana

Minister of Finance

 

[The 50c (1/2 oz) Krugerrand series can be found on Notice No. 3936, GG54682, dated 14 May 2026]