Country:

South Africa

Series:

1936~1952 - British Dominion - George VI

Catalog codes:

World Coins km25

Themes:

Emperors | Kings | Ships

Issued on:

1937

Last issue date:

1947

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Royal Mint, Pretoria, Dominion South Africa (1923~1941)

Composition:

Bronze

Edge:

Plain/smooth

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Gladiform. Both sides

Weight:

9.3 grams

Diameter:

30.8 mm

Thickness:

1.85 mm

Face value:

1 d - South African penny

Known mintage:

4,810,000for 1945

Composition Details:

90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin

Description:

Front: The Dromedaris (ship, right) is one of the three
vessels which brought Jan van Riebeeck and his small group
of people to South Africa, from Holland,
in 1652, in order to establish a refreshment station
on behalf of the Dutch East India Company
designer: (below bow ship) KG (George Edward Kruger
Gray, artist, 1880-1943)
legend: (left, state name in English) SOUTH▴AFRICA
(top-left/right, spacers/diamonds)✧
(top, year) 1937 - 1947
(right, state name in African) SUID◂AFRIKA
(bottom-left/right, spacers/4-pointed star between dots) :+:
(bottom, value) 1.ᴰ (denarius → penny)
Back: Head king George VI (left, 1936-1952)
king of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia etc.
designer: (below truncation) HP (Thomas Humphrey Paget,
modeller, 1893–1974)
legend: (left, ruler) GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR
Edge: P – plain, type: Π

Formerly known as: y33