Pilgrim's Rest

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Pilgrim's Rest is a small town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa which has been declared a national monument. After it was officially declared a gold field in September 1873, it suddenly grew to 1,500 inhabitants. The last mine was closed in 1971. The town's original architecture remains largely unchanged since then, due to the fact that the town was declared a National Monument in 1986.

Pilgrim's Rest was the location of an emergency mint during the Second Boer War. This mint struck the famous and extremely rare Veld Pond.

Also at the graveyard, every single grave was laid facing in the same direction, except for the famous Robber's Grave which is laid perpendicular to the rest, emblazoned simply with a cross and the large type words of Robbers Grave. It is as the name suggests the grave of a robber who was shot stealing from the gold mines.

[edit] See also

• Coins of the South African pound

Coordinates: 24°53′S 30°45′E