South Africa has been one of the largest gold producers in the world for over 100 years, having minted many and varied Gold Coins since 1892. Among these are The Gold Pond, The British Gold Sovereign, the Gold Two Rand, the Gold Krugerrand, The Gold Protea and the Gold Natura Wildlife Coins. Other commemorative Gold Issues have been struck from time to time, most notably Nelson Mandela Gold Commemorative Coins.