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RSA: Gold R1 (1/10th) First Heart Transplant 1997 PF 69 NGC. Old Coat of Arms.
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R5,750
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Sale # 127: Live Auction Wednesday 4th December 2024 @ 8pm
Description
South Africa: Republic Gold R1 (1/10th) First Heart Transplant 1997 PF 69 Ultra Cameo NGC
Condition
NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo
Literature
Mintage: 1,000
24 Carat Gold (999.9)
AGW: 0.1oz
The reverse features a surgeon at work on a stylised heart. The theme commemorates the 30th anniversary of the world's first heart transplant operation, in 1967, in Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital, by a team led by Dr Chris Barnard.
Old Coat of Arms.
