Country:

South Africa

Series:

1961~1994 - First Republic - Circulation

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes ZA-000050
World Coins km65.1

Variants:

2

Themes:

Animals (Fauna) | Birds | Colonisation | Heads of State

Issued on:

1965

Last issue date:

1969

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

South African Mint, 103 Visagie Street in Pretoria (1941~1988)

Composition:

Bronze

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

3 grams

Diameter:

19 mm

Thickness:

1.54 mm

Face value:

1 c - South African cent

Known mintage:

81,518,000

Composition Details:

90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin

Description:

Front: Two sparrows (Passeridae) on a tree branch
below (value) 1ᶜ (cent)
designer: (below lower sparrow) T.S. (artist, Tommy Sasseen)
legend: none
Back: 1st Commander of the Cape Jan van Riebeeck
(right, 1652-1662)
designer: (below truncation) T.S. (artist, Tommy Sasseen)
legend: (top-right state name in English) SOUTH-AFRICA
(lower-right, year) 1965 - 1969
Edge: G - grained, type: bars

Formerly known as: y80