Trial of the Pyx been properly minted. Criteria are given for diameter, chemical composition and weight for each class of coinage. Statutory basis for the Trial of the Pyx is given by the Coinage Act 1971, the latest in a long series of similarly named Acts of Parliament. Specific procedures are established by Order in Council, the most recent being the Trial of the Pyx Order 1998, which was amended in 2005, 2012 and 2016. It is "not" required for a new Order to be issued for each Trial: this is mandated (to occur) only with regulatory revision. Trial of the Pyx The Trial
Coins of the South African pound François Burgers in 1874 and from 1892 to 1902 coins denominated as 1, 3 (or a tickey), and 6 pence; 1, 2, 2½, and 5 shillings; and ½ and 1 "pond" were issued bearing the likeness of President Paul Kruger. The last of these coins were issued in 1900. In 1902, after Pretoria was occupied by the British, 530 "veldpond" gold coins were minted in Pelgrimsrus. Until the war ended these were produced under exceptionally difficult conditions by use of a handmade press. These coins were minted under the Presidency of Paul Kruger and bear his bust on the reverse