Purity and weight... 

The Krugerrand has a millesimal fineness rating of 0.9167 which means that it consists of 91.67% pure gold or is minted in 22 karat gold. Krugerrands are normally available in 1 t oz / ozt, ½ t oz / ozt, ¼ t oz / ozt and 1/10 t oz / ozt coins in terms of the weight of the gold content.

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In addition to the above, the Krugerrand was the first coin to consists of exactly 1 ounce of pure gold. A South African Krugerrand weights in total 1.0909 troy ounces (excluding the weight of other metals in the gold alloy). Please note that the extra weight won't cost you extra or devaluate the coin.

Each Krugerrand is alloyed with more or less 2.8 grams of copper in order to increase its strenght and durability. Gold coins never consists 100% of pure gold. The reason for this is because gold alone is too soft to use in jewellery or to hold a form. It is therefore necessary to alloy gold with other metals such as copper, silver, nickel, zinc, et cetera to make it harder and more durable. This combination of gold with other metals is called "gold alloying" and the final compound is called "gold alloy" if it contains more than 50% gold.

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