The Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa are the official seat of the South African national government and house the office of the president of South Africa. Essentially the equivalent of the Whitehouse in Washington DC USA, they were built in 1910 shortly after the unification of the four colonial states which existed at the time. These were; the "Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek" (or ZAR) in the north, The Republic of the Orange Freestate in the West, the Cape Colony to the South and the Natal Colony to the East.
*Bonus Section*: The currency of South Africa is the Rand which is listed on the international market as the ZAR or Zuid Afrikaanse Rand.
To the left is an image of a special edition R5 coin (Aprox. ¥50) with a depiction of the Union buildings in the background. This edition was in minted 1994 to commemorate the inauguration of South Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela.
To the left is an image of a special edition R5 coin (Aprox. ¥50) with a depiction of the Union buildings in the background. This edition was in minted 1994 to commemorate the inauguration of South Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela.
