South African Numismatic Library
Every page, one shelf.
The full Jardines Library — coins, banknotes, journal articles, grading guides, collector reference, and the supporting toolkit — in a single searchable index. Type a year, a name, a denomination, or a topic.
The Jardines Curatorial Desk Edited by Ben Ungerer & Johan Ungerer
Recently published
Two From the Curatorial DeskAnatomy of the Single 9, 1898
One coin. One overstamp. One British raid on the Pretoria Mint. The story of how a misappropriated die produced the most prestigious coin in South African numismatics — and how it sold for R 40.10 million at Heritage NYINC.
The face that never was
For forty-four years, the founder of the Cape stared back from every banknote South Africans handled. Except he didn’t. The portrait was Bartholomeus Vermuyden — a Dutch officer who died two years before Van Riebeeck set sail.
I'm just starting
The orientation page we wish every new collector had read before their first purchase. Common pitfalls, a clean first path.
Absolute Beginner GuideIdentify a piece
Five eras of South African coinage. Pick the period that matches your piece — VOC and Cape, ZAR, Union, decimal, Krugerrand.
Enter the Coins SectionThe journal
Twenty long-form articles from the curatorial desk — mints, presses, people, mysteries, and the stories behind the coins.
Open the Journal