The dawning of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has many soccer fans across the globe excited because they will get to see their favourite soccer teams in live action. The World Cup will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience and many individuals will want to keep a souvenir of this short time period, to commemorate the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Numismatists, hobbyists and investors will be delighted to know that the South African Mint has partnered up with FIFA to produce a special 2010 soccer coin series that features the official logo of the 2010 FIFA Cup South Africa.

The 2010 soccer coin series in gold and silver commemorative coins allow collectors and investors across the globe to own a part of history when they buy commemorative 2010 coins from The Scoin Shop. These commemorative 2010 coins are part of a four-year worldwide coin series production leading up to the 2010 World Cup. Every year selected mints around the world have produced FIFA prestige set coins that feature elements of each of the South African provinces that will host World Cup matches in 2010.

These limited edition FIFA prestige set coins are launched to elite coin retailers in two types, the Laduma Prestige set and the Zakumi Mascot set. The Laduma Prestige set consists of 10 different types of legal tender gold coins and the Zakumi Mascot set has two types of legal tender gold coins.

The Zakumi Mascot set is made up of a series of 24 carat gold coins depicting the South African coat of arms as well as the FIFA 2010 World Cup logo together with the official image of Zakumi, the FIFA 2010 World Cup mascot.

Each year of the four-year mintage program depicts a different South African national symbol:

2007 - The Blue Crane
2008 The Real Yellowwood
2009 The Galjoen
2010 The King Protea

Apart from the national insignias, these 2010 commemorative coins also feature symbols such as Khoisan rock art, native African designs and patterns and the great elephant.