South Africa argued it was theirs and was originally intended to be made into coins. The ship, SS Tilawa, was torpedoed by Japan in November 1942 as it travelled to east Africa from India during ...

Apart from gold ducats from Venice and gold and silver coins, divers exploring the Grosvenor shipwreck have also found a wide assortment of other items - ranging from cannon balls to lice combs ...

Gold coins found in centuries-old shipwrecks off Colombia 00:53. South Africa has won a legal claim over $43 million worth of treasure from a World War II shipwreck that was found off the country ...

The South African government has approved amendments to the design of the 2023 series of coins. In a virtual meeting on 31 August, the cabinet green-lit the new dimension, design, and compilation ...

South Africa’s smallest coin denomination – the 10-cent – is bidding farewell to the arum lily and making way for the honeybee. Its border is dropping one side to become an octagon.

In the final sale in 2010, a private buyer became the proud owner of this South African Dutch coin for R20 million. Rare coins such as the Single 9 Pond, are significant, historical artifacts.

South Africa celebrates the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela throughout 2018; the commemoration begins this month with the announcement of a new design for the R5 coin that celebrates the ...

The South African government was under more pressure Wednesday for declining to release cargo documents relating to the visit by a Russian ship that the United States alleges collected a ...

IT IS every archaeologist’s dream — the discovery of a missing ship which disappeared more than 500 years ago with a treasure chest of gold on-board.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The South African government was under more pressure Wednesday for declining to release cargo documents relating to the visit by a Russian ship that the United States ...