BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA-1 PENNY
Original price was: ₹600.00.₹300.00Current price is: ₹300.00.
Issuer             South Africa
King              George VI (1936-1952)
Type              Standard circulation coin
Years             1937-1947
Value             1 Penny = 1/12 Shilling = 1/240 Pound
Currency          Pound (1825-1961)
Composition       Copper
Weight            9.45 g
Diameter          31.0 mm
Thickness         2.04 mm
Shape             Round
Technique         Milled
Orientation        Medal alignment ??
Demonetized      31 March 1961
1 in stock
Obverse
Portrait of George VI, King of United Kingdom, Great Britain, Northern Ireland and other dominions of the Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952, facing left, engraver’s initials under truncation.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR
HP
Translation:
George VI King Emperor
HP
Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget Read more on Wikipedia
Reverse
A ship, ‘Dromedaris’, sailing to right, a legend in English and Afrikaans either side, with date above and denomination below, engraver’s initials to the right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SOUTH·AFRICA·1937·SUID-AFRIKA
KG
1D.
Translation:
South Africa 1937 South Africa
KG
1 Denarius
1 Penny
Engraver: George Kruger Gray Read more on Wikipedia
Edge
Smooth
Mint
Pretoria, South Africa (1890-1902; 1923-1992)
