About Jardines Galleries

South Africa’s largest dedicated numismatic website — built for serious collectors.

Jardines Galleries is South Africa’s largest dedicated numismatic website, built to serve collectors who value knowledge, transparency, and long-term integrity over short-term trading. This platform was created deliberately to move South African numismatics away from auction dependence and toward a reference-driven, collector-first ecosystem.

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What we are

Not an auction house. A library, gallery, and professional dealing platform designed for serious collectors.

ApproachCollector-first, reference-driven

StyleClarity over urgency

FocusProvenance + education

GoalLong-term infrastructure

A deliberate shift away from auction dependence

Auctions have a place. They are not a substitute for education, transparency, or trust.

Many collectors—both local and international—have grown increasingly cautious of markets where pricing is opaque, conflicts of interest are poorly disclosed, and outcomes are shaped more by momentum than by scholarship. Jardines Galleries was built to offer an alternative.

Here, coins and banknotes are contextualised historically, documented technically, and presented with clarity rather than urgency. This removes noise, reduces pressure, and allows informed decisions grounded in understanding rather than speculation.

A dense, permanent numismatic library

This Library is reference material — not marketing content.

At the heart of Jardines Galleries is a deep, structured, and continuously expanding numismatic Library—the most comprehensive of its kind in South Africa. It includes detailed coverage of South African coinage across all major eras, structured banknote catalogues by governor and issue period, grading and registry education for both coins and paper money, and historical context drawn from authoritative sources.

The purpose is simple: to raise the standard of collecting by raising the standard of information. Collectors should not need to rely on fragmented auction descriptions or anecdotal claims to understand what they own—or what they are considering acquiring.

A family legacy, not a market trend

Founded by Reghardt Ungerer — built from family history, not commercial opportunism.

The Ungerer family has been actively involved in coin collecting for over forty years, spanning three generations. What began as a shared pursuit of history and quality became a lifelong discipline grounded in patience, research, and respect for provenance.

The company is named in honour of Reghardt’s grandfather—a central figure in his life and a formative mentor in numismatics. His passing during the COVID period, under severe restrictions that prevented close contact, gave this project deeper meaning. Naming Jardines Galleries after him was not a branding exercise. It was a statement of continuity and responsibility.

For some, it may come as a surprise that the Ungerer family has long been a serious part of South African numismatics. For those who understand the history, it is simply the next chapter.

Collectors’ interests come first

Trust is earned slowly, through consistency and restraint.

Honest representation of material
Clarity around grading and condition
Respect for provenance and ownership history
Fair and transparent dealing
Decisions made with long-term consequences in mind

Trust is not claimed here—it is earned slowly, through consistency and restraint.

Professional standards & accountability

Formal compliance exists for one reason: collector protection.

NGC

Registered dealer (NGC)

Aligned with global grading and collector infrastructure.

Standards

FIC

Registered with South Africa’s FIC

Traceability and accountability for high-value material.

Compliance

SHG

Second-Hand Goods Dealer license

Operating within a regulated framework for collector protection.

Accountability

These registrations exist for one reason: collector protection. They support traceability, accountability, and compliance—especially for estates and long-term collections.

A clear position in the South African market

We don’t compete on hype, volume, or speed. We compete on process.

Jardines Galleries does not attempt to compete on volume, hype, or speed. It competes on depth of knowledge, quality of material, and integrity of process. In a market where trust and fairness are too often questioned, Jardines takes a clear position: numismatics deserves better infrastructure.

Built for the long term

This is a legacy project — not a short-cycle business.

Support informed collecting
Preserve historical material responsibly
Align South African numismatics with global standards
Ensure future collectors inherit clarity rather than confusion

Our commitment

Trust, honesty, and fairness — non-negotiable.

To collectors, families, and future generations: Jardines Galleries commits to operating with trust, honesty, and fairness—values that should be standard, but too often are not. This commitment is personal. It is generational. And it is non-negotiable.

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