Nelson Mandela: the face of freedom

Cape Town, South Africa: Nelson Mandela's face beams out of the final dress rehearsal before an Aids charity concert in 2008 Photograph: Getty Images/Getty Images

Alexandra township, Johannesburg: Schoolchildren create a giant portrait of Nelson Mandela in 2008 Photograph: Circle Up Now/Actionaid/AP

Franschhoek, Western Cape province: Statues of Nelson Mandela at the Drakenstein Prison Photograph: Schalk van Zuydam/AP

Joannesburg: People walk past a statue of Mandela in front of Nelson Mandela Square Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty

Johannesburg: A fund-raising bangle bearing the prisoner number Nelson Mandela was given when incarcerated on Robben Island Photograph: Themba Hadebe/AP

Johannesburg: A stamp bearing the portrait of Nelson Mandela Photograph: Denis Farrell/AP

Johannesburg: Portraits of Nelson Mandela are placed in a filing cabinet by an archivist at the Mandela Foundation Photograph: Denis Farrell/AP

London, UK: Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of a statue of him in Parliament Square in 2007 Photograph: Graeme Robertson

Pretoria: A woman dressed in the colours of the African National Congress with a portrait of Nelson Mandela on her back Photograph: Denis Farrell/AP

Soweto: Mugs bearing Nelson Mandela's portrait for sale at a shop in the yard of his former house, now transformed into a Mandela museum Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters

Soweto: The former home of Nelson Mandela Photograph: Giuliano Bevilacqua/Rex Features

A gold coin bearing the name and image of Nelson Mandela. He and his foundation settled a dispute with Investgold by allowing the South African company to sell the coin for six months Photograph: Investgold/AP