The Free State reverted to the riksdaalder (= 1 shilling and sixpence). In the ZAR, riksdaalder notes were also issued to serve as currency, although the riksdaalder was supplemented by periodic issues of ZAR pound notes in various denominations. In 1874, the ZAR issued its first coins, the Burgers pounds. As not many of these coins were issued, they became very valuable collectors’ pieces.
It was only in 1890, however, that final legislation was passed for the establishment of a State Mint, and for the minting of ZAR coins in pennies, shillings, and pound denominations. These coins, commonly referred to as Kruger coins, were first minted in 1892 in a building situated on Church Square in Pretoria.