Geocoins

South African Geocoins

For the history of the South African geocoins the coins are divided into 2 groups. The first group is coins commissioned by South African geocachers, and the 2^nd group are all other "South African" themed geocoins.

South African commissioned geocoins
The very first geocoin minted by a South African was the geocacher_coza coin minted by team "geocacher_coza", from Vereeniging, in 2005. This was a non trackable coin, but did have a sequential sequence number on each coin. It is estimated that a total of 500 were minted.

Team "Fish Eagle" produced a "Fish Eagle" coin in 2006 which was the first trackable geocoin, and was produced in the Netherlands.

It seems like 2007 was the South African geocoin year as 4 coins were minted by 3 separate teams. Team "NotBlonde" created what is now known as the "South African Big 5" geocoin, and team "CrystalFairy" created two coins. The "Adrenalin" geocoin (first run of 250 coins) and the once off limited edition "CrystalFairy" gold coin produced with permission of Selena Fenich the designer. Only 250 of these coins were made. Team "The Huskies" from Cape Town, also produced a paw print coin in 2007.

In 2008, team "Eragon Saphira" produced the very first South African, designed and minted, geocoin at the Gold Reef City mint. Up to the end of 2014 this is still the only "in South Africa" minted coin. As the facilities at the GRC mint are limited the coin is not as nice as the other coins minted overseas.

2 Years later, 2010 saw the 2^nd run of team "Fish Eagle" coins, as well as team "The Huskies" Soccer World Cup coin.

2011 was the 10 year anniversary of geocaching in South Africa. Team "Cape Doc" designed a lovely South Africa shaped coin with a spinning "zero", in 4 different finishes which was another first for South Africa. The finishes were: Satin Gold, Antique Silver, Antique Gold, and Antique Copper. Team "Urban Campers" closed 2011 with a 50 coin run of a round blue coin bearing their team name.

The only coins created in 2012 was for South Africa's first MEGA event held at the Voortrekker monument in October 2012. There were 6 coins minted for the grand occasion with the following finishes: Antique Silver, Antique Gold, Satin Silver (a limited edition), Satin Gold (a limited edition), Shiny Silver (a limited edition) and Nickel Silver (a limited edition).

The next set of geocoins commissioned by South Africans was for Africa's 2^nd MEGA event held in Kwazulu-Natal in 2014. 4 Coins were minted, 3 being of the same design, with 3 different finishes (Bronze, Silver and Gold), and a 4^th Limited Edition coin with a separate design.

Other South African themed geocoins

In 2006 a geocaching team from the Netherlands (a team called "Myth") visited South Africa, and produced the first non South African commissioned geocoin. In 2007 Groundspeak followed suit and created a coin where Signal the Frog flew over South Africa in a balloon. In 2011 a South African flag micro coin was created. Late in 2011 Travel Bugs were starting to appear with different countries flags on them, and South Africa was one of them.

South African commissioned geocoins

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Name :	geocacher_coza
Year :	2005
Quantity :	500?
Commisioned by :	geocacher_coza
Details :	Non trackable

Name :	2006 Fish Eagle coin - Gold
Year :	2006
Quantity :	130
Commisioned by :	Fish Eagle
Details :	Produced in the Netherlands. Tracking code on the back.

Name :	2006 Fish Eagle coin - Silver
Year :	2006
Quantity :	60
Commisioned by :	Fish Eagle
Details :	Produced in the Netherlands. Tracking code on the back.

Name :	2006 Fish Eagle coin - Bronze
Year :	2006
Quantity :	60
Commisioned by :	Fish Eagle
Details :	Produced in the Netherlands. Tracking code on the back.

Name :	South Africa Big 5 coin
Year :	2006
Quantity :	100?
Commisioned by :	NotBlonde
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	Adrenaline Geocoin
Year :	2007
Quantity :	250
Commisioned by :	CrystalFairy
Details :	Tracking code on the front.

Name :	CrystalFairy Geocoin
Year :	2007
Quantity :	250
Commisioned by :	CrystalFairy
Details :	Tracking code on the side.

Name :	Huskies Paw Geocoin
Year :	2007
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	The Huskies
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	Eragon Saphira Geocoin
Year :	2008
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	Eragon Saphira
Details :	Minted at Gold Reef City. Tracking code on the front.

Name :	Soccer Geocoin
Year :	2010
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	The Huskies
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	2010 Fish Eagle coin - Shiny Gold
Year :	2010
Quantity :	100
Commisioned by :	Fish Eagle
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	2010 Fish Eagle coin - Shiny Silver
Year :	2010
Quantity :	100
Commisioned by :	Fish Eagle
Details :	Tracking code on the back

Name :	2010 Fish Eagle coin - Antique Silver
Year :	2010
Quantity :	100
Commisioned by :	Fish Eagle
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	2010 Fish Eagle coin - Antique Bronze
Year :	2010
Quantity :	100
Commisioned by :	Fish Eagle
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	10 Years Anniversary coin - Satin Gold
Year :	January 2011
Quantity :	130
Commisioned by :	CapeDoc?
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	10 Years Anniversary coin - Antique Gold
Year :	January 2011
Quantity :	130
Commisioned by :	CapeDoc?
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	10 Years Anniversary coin - Antique Silver
Year :	January 2011
Quantity :	130
Commisioned by :	CapeDoc?
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	10 Years Anniversary coin - Antique Copper
Year :	January 2011
Quantity :	130
Commisioned by :	CapeDoc?
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	Urban Campers coin
Year :	December 2011
Quantity :	50
Commisioned by :	Urban Campers
Details :	Tracking code on the back.

Name :	South Africa MEGA 2012 Geocoin - Antique Gold
Year :	October 2012
Quantity :	300
Commisioned by :	GOSA
Details :	Tracking code on the back. Limited Edition

Name :	South Africa MEGA 2012 Geocoin - Satin Silver
Year :	October 2012
Quantity :	300
Commisioned by :	GOSA
Details :	Produced in the Netherlands. Tracking code on the back.

Name :	South Africa MEGA 2012 Geocoin - Antique Silver
Year :	October 2012
Quantity :	300
Commisioned by :	GOSA
Details :	Tracking code on the back. Limited Edition

Name :	South Africa MEGA 2012 Geocoin - Satin Gold
Year :	October 2012
Quantity :	50
Commisioned by :	GOSA
Details :	Tracking code on the back Extremely Limited Edition.

Name :	South Africa MEGA 2012 Geocoin - Shiny Silver
Year :	October 2012
Quantity :	50
Commisioned by :	GOSA
Details :	Tracking code on the back. Extremely Limited Edition

Name :	South Africa MEGA 2012 Geocoin - Nickel Silver
Year :	October 2012
Quantity :	50
Commisioned by :	GOSA
Details :	Tracking code on the back. Extremely Limited Edition

Name :	Mega KZN 2014 geocoin - Gold
Year :	October 2014
Quantity :	100
Commisioned by :	KZN Geocachers
Details :	Tracking code on the back. Designed by Luke Comins

MEGA South Africa 2014 - Kwazulu Natal Geocoin

Name :	Mega KZN 2014 geocoin - Silver
Year :	October 2014
Quantity :	100
Commisioned by :	KZN Geocachers
Details :	Tracking code on the back. Designed by Luke Comins

Name :	Mega KZN 2014 geocoin - Antique Bronze
Year :	October 2014
Quantity :	100
Commisioned by :	KZN Geocachers
Details :	Tracking code on the back. Designed by Luke Comins

Name :	Mega KZN 2014 geocoin - Limited Edition
Year :	October 2014
Quantity :	100
Commisioned by :	KZN Geocachers
Details :	Designed by Melissa Tiedt

Name :	Bronse Mega South Africa Geocoin 2016
Year :	October 2016
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	?

Name :	Silver Mega South Africa Geocoin 2016
Year :	October 2016
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	?

Name :	Gold Mega South Africa Geocoin 2016
Year :	October 2016
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	?

Name :	Johannesburg 130 Years Geocoin
Year :	August 2017
Quantity :	130
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	?

Other South African themed geocoins

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Name :	Team Myth Geocoin
Year :	2006
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	Myth
Details :	-

Name :	Signal Geocoin
Year :	2007
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	Coin Club
Details :	?

Name :	SA Flag Travel bug
Year :	From ?
Quantity :	Endless
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	Tracking code on the back

Name :	South Africa Flag Micro Geocoin
Year :	May 2011
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	Tracking code on the back

Name :	Mardi Gras 2015 - Multi Event Geocoin
Year :	February 2015
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	Tracking code on the back

Name :	Ultra Pi Day 2015 Geocoin
Year :	March 2015
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	Tracking code on the back

Name :	Nelson Mandela - Tata
Year :	2015
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	Tracking code on the front

Name :	Nelson Mandela - Madiba
Year :	2015
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	Tracking code on the front

Name :	Nelson Mandela - Khulu
Year :	2015
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	Tracking code on the front

Name :	Leap into Caching 2016 Multi-Event Geocoin
Year :	2016
Quantity :	?
Commisioned by :	?
Details :	Tracking code on the front

Other South African non trackable (wooden) geocoins

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Name :	?
Event :	?
Year :	?
Quantity :	?
Created by :	geocacher_coza
Details :	-

Name :	Vaal Triangle Get Together
Event :	GC4X18P
Year :	2014
Quantity :	Unknown
Created by :	geocacher_coza
Details :	-

Name :	Camping Weekend 2017
Event :	GC6ZWE2
Year :	2017
Quantity :	50
Created by :	Monti's Adventure
Details :	Non traceable. Produced here in East London

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