1 OZ SILVER COIN SILVER KRUGER MAJESTIC FIVE 1ST OF A 5 COIN SERIES TROY OZ

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1 TROY OUNCE .999 FINE SILVER1 OZ .999 SILVER COIN *SILVER KRUGER MAJESTIC FIVE*THIS IS THE FIRST COIN OF A 5 COIN SERIESThe Silver Kruger "Majestic Five" Series Introduces the LEOPARD!VERY LIMITED MINTINGWILL SHIP IN A NICE HARD PLASTIC AIRTIGHTRIGHT OUT OF A SEALED TUBE AND INTO A AIRTIGHTFREE SHIPPINGWE HAVE OVER 25,000+ FEEDBACKSouth Africa and the Birth of the Boer Nation:During the mid-sixteen hundreds, Dutch merchants built a fort on the Southern tip of Africa, providing a temporary respite from the arduous journey to the East. Dutch, Frisian, Flemish, and German Protestants, along with French Huguenots, escaping war and persecution by the dominant Catholic Church in Europe, started arriving in Southern Africa and set up small homesteads with modest herds of livestock.Before long, the British Empire recognized the strategic importance of South Africa as a port and annexed the Cape. Almost straight away, clashes occurred between the Imperialists lording over the settlers who became fiercely independent and eager to shrug the yoke of the Old World. And thus began the Great Trek: whole families with all their possessions piled on their wagons, started trekking into the un-explored and perilous interior. It was considered madness: such was the insatiable need to have their own lands where they could live as free men and women. The Great Trek:The pioneers, having pierced deep into the heart of the country, found their promised-land: great green pastures and sweeping valleys, ideal for cattle grazing. Discovering the massive Zulu tribe living in the vicinity, the settlers met with Zulu's great king, Dingaan, offering to buy a track of land. Dingaan countered: a rival tribe stole a large portion of their cattle, and if the settlers could retrieve the cattle for Dingaan, he would reward them a sizable patch of land. The settlers bartered with the other tribe and recovered Dingaan's cattle. A treaty was signed and Dingaan, as a supposed sign of goodwill, invited his new friends to come and drink with him in celebration. A group of the settlers made their way to the Zulu party, and after being entertained by dancers and the spirits flowing, Dingaan's warriors attacked the unarmed settlers: they were massacred nearly to the last man. A Zulu war-party set upon the settlers' camp & five hundred women and children were raped and also butchered.The Zulu war-machine was dispatched to seek and destroy any remaining settlers and rid the lands of the foreign interlopers. The Trekkers, forewarned by their scouts, prepared for war. They chose their battlefield with care. They positioned all their wagons, back-to-front, in a protective semi-circle, with a raging river at their rear. Sensing their demise was near, they made a pact with God: if they were saved, the day would forever be commemorated. And so, the 464 settlers faced a Zulu-army exceeding 10,000 men. The battle of "Blood-River" ensued. Not suffering a single casualty, the Trekkers completely decimated the Zulu attack lines forcing them from the battlefield. Seeing the victory as Divine approval, they set about the task of building their Boer Republics, for these people now spoke a common language, shared a common identity as Boers (farmers), and saw themselves not as Europeans in Africa, but rather recognized themselves as a the nation of Afrikaners (People of Africa).Paul Kruger & the 1st Boer War:After establishing various Boer Republics, diamonds were found in the Kimberley region. Britain stepped in and annexed it. The Empire then sought to amalgamate the other Boer-Republics, in pursuit of gaining possession of the Transvaal Mines. The Imperialists were met by fierce resistance and thus the 1st Boer War broke out. Known as the War-of-Independence by the Boers, the British almost immediately suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of resistance leader Paul Kruger, a quiet, introspective and unassuming man. The Republic, gaining its independence, was named Zuid Afrikaanse... read more

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