World’s first heart transplant 50 years ago is commemorated on new Belgian silver coin

By |2017-03-31T12:16:08+01:00March 31st, 2017|Categories: Coloured, Science, Belgium, Silver, Royal Belgian Mint|

World's first heart transplant 50 years ago is commemorated on new Belgian silver coin Belgium has launched a new silver coin commemorating half a century since Christiaan Barnard undertook the first human heart transplant. The momentous event took place in 1967 in South Africa, ironically the same year the Krugerrand hit the [...]