2011 South Africa 1Rd Silver Proof "J.M. Coetzee"

• Mint: South African Mint
• Denomination: 1 Rand
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 3,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver
• Diameter: 32.69 mm
• Weight: 15 grams
• Reverse Artist: Natanya van Niekerk
• Obverse Artist: A.L. Sutherland
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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The Protea coins are named after South Africa's national flower - the King Protea - and were first introduced in 1986 to commemorate various aspects and important events in the history of South Africa. From 1989 the King Protea has appeared on the obverse of the coins, whilst the reverse changes annually. Since 1996, important social issues have been depicted on the reverse.

The 2011 Protea Coin Series depicts the 2003 Nobel Laureate for Literature, Professor John Maxwell Coetzee.

John Maxwell Coetzee (born February 9, 1940 in Cape Town) is an author and academic from South Africa. A novelist and literary critic as well as a translator, Coetzee is the only person who has won the Booker Prize twice, and was also awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature.

The 2011 Silver Protea depicts a younger J.M. Coetzee at the time of his being awarded the Booker Prize in 1984.