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¼ Pence
- Series:
- 1936~1952 - British Dominion - George VI
- Catalog codes:
- Col:ZA-000001, WCC:km23
- Themes:
- Animals (Fauna) | Birds | Emperors | Geometric Shapes | Kings
- Issued on:
- 1937
- Last issue date:
- 1947
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- South African Mint, 103 Visagie Street in Pretoria (1941~1988)
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Edge:
- Plain/smooth
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
- Weight:
- 2.84 grams
- Diameter:
- 20 mm
- Face value:
- ¼ d - South African penny
- Known mintage:
- 31,997,344
- Score:
- 40% Accuracy: Very High
- Related items:
- 2 (See)
- Description:
- Front: Two birds above curled wheat branch with berries
inside circle
designer: (bottom-right) KG (George Edward Kruger Gray, artist, 1880-1943)
legend: (left, state name in English) SOUTHâ–´AFRICA
(top-left/right, spacers/small piramids) â–´
(top, year) 1931 - 1936
(right, state name in African) SUIDâ–´AFRIKA
(lower-left/right, spacers/4-pointed stars within dots) :+:
(bottom, value) ¼.ᴰ (denarius → ¼ penny = farthing)
Back: Head king George VI (left, 1936-1952)
king of 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: Î
Formerly known as: y31 - Buy Now:
¼ Pence ("SOUTH AFRICA - SUID AFRIKA")
- Series:
- 1936~1952 - British Dominion - George VI
- Catalog codes:
- Col:ZA-000002, WCC:km32.1
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Animals (Fauna) | Birds | Geometric Shapes | Kings | Plants (Flora)
- Issued on:
- ColnectIsBest
- Last issue date:
- ColnectScrp
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- South African Mint, 103 Visagie Street in Pretoria (1941~1988)
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Edge:
- Plain/smooth
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
- Weight:
- 2.835 grams
- Diameter:
- 20.12 mm
- Face value:
- ¼ d - South African penny
- Known mintage:
- 14,679,420
- Composition Details:
- 95% Cu, 4.5% Zn, 0.5% Sn95% Cu, 4.5% Zn, 0.5% Sn
- Score:
- 51% Accuracy: High
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- ColnectIsBest
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¼ Pence ("SUID AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA")
- Series:
- 1936~1952 - British Dominion - George VI
- Catalog codes:
- CopyWrong
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Animals (Fauna) | Birds | Geometric Shapes | Kings | Plants (Flora)
- Issued on:
- 1951
- Last issue date:
- 1952
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- South African Mint, 103 Visagie Street in Pretoria (1941~1988)
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Edge:
- Plain/smooth
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
- Weight:
- 2.8 grams
- Diameter:
- 20.2 mm
- Face value:
- ¼ d - South African penny
- Known mintage:
- 8,771,434
- Composition Details:
- 90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin
- Score:
- 54% Accuracy: High
- Related items:
- 3 (See)
- Description:
- Front: Two birds above curled wheat branch with berries
inside circle
designer: (bottom-right) KG (George Edward Kruger Gray, artist, 1880-1943)
legend: (left, state name in African) SUID-AFRIKA
(top-left/right, spacers/small diamonds) ✧
(top, year) 1951 or 1952
(right, state name in English) SOUTH AFRICA
(bottom-left/right, spacers/X-like decorations with dots) ※
(bottom, value) ¼.ᴰ (denarius → ¼ penny = farthing)
Back: Head king George VI (left, 1936-1952)
king of United Kingdom, Canada, Australia etc.
designer: (below truncation) HP (Thomas Humphrey Paget,
modeller 1893–1974)
legend: (ruler) GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX
Edge: P – plain, type: Î
Formerly known as: y49 - Buy Now:
¼ Pence (Elizabeth II 1st portrait)
- Series:
- 1952~1960 - British Dominion - Elisabeth II
- Catalog codes:
- Col:ZA-000004, WCC:km44
- Themes:
- Animals (Fauna) | Birds | Geometric Shapes | Plants (Flora) | Queens
- Issued on:
- ColnectIsBest
- Last issue date:
- ColnectScrp
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- South African Mint, 103 Visagie Street in Pretoria (1941~1988)
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Edge:
- Plain/smooth
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
- Weight:
- 2.8 grams
- Diameter:
- 20.5 mm
- Thickness:
- 1.4 mm
- Face value:
- ¼ d - South African penny
- Known mintage:
- 37,972,074
- Score:
- 31% Accuracy: Very High
- Related items:
- 4 (See)
- Description:
- Front: Two birds above curled wheat branch with berries
inside circle
designer: (bottom-right) KG (George Edward Kruger Gray, artist, 1880-1943)
legend: (left, state name in African) SUID-AFRIKA
(top-left/right, spacers/small diamonds) ✧
(top, year) 1953 - 1960
(right, state name in English) SOUTH AFRICA
(bottom-left/right, spacers/X-like decorations with dots) ※
(bottom, value) ¼.ᴰ (denarius → ¼ penny = farthing)
Back: Bust queen Elizabeth II (right, 1952-1960)
king of United Kingdom, Canada, Australia etc. 1952-)
designer: Mary Gillick (sculptor, 1881–1965)
legend: (ruler) ELIZABETH II REGINA
Edge: P – plain, type: Î
Formerly known as: y59 - Buy Now:
½ Pence ("½D")
- Series:
- 1910~1936 - British Dominion - George V
- Catalog codes:
- Col:ZA-000005, WCC:km13.3
- Themes:
- Emperors | Kings | Sailing Ships | Ships
- Issued on:
- 1931
- Last issue date:
- 1936
- 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:
- 5.6 grams
- Diameter:
- 25.6 mm
- Face value:
- ½ d - South African penny
- Known mintage:
- 1,307,707
- Composition Details:
- 90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin
- Score:
- 72% Accuracy: High
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- iInfringe
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½ Pence
- Series:
- 1936~1952 - British Dominion - George VI
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectScrp
- Themes:
- Emperors | Kings | Sailing Ships | Ships
- Issued on:
- iInfringe
- Last issue date:
- from colnect.com
- 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:
- 5.6 grams
- Diameter:
- 25.4 mm
- Thickness:
- 1.7 mm
- Face value:
- ½ d - South African penny
- Known mintage:
- 19,287,344
- Composition Details:
- 90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin
- Score:
- 39% Accuracy: Very High
- Related items:
- 2 (See)
- Description:
- Front: The Dromedaris (right, 1646 Amsterdam)
one of the three ships Jan van Riebeeck used to found the Cape Colony
designer: George Edward Kruger Gray (artist, 1880-1943)
legend: (left, state name in English) SOUTHâ–´AFRICA
(top-left/right, spacers/small diamonds) ✧
(top, year) 1937 - 1947
(right, state name in African) SUIDâ—‚AFRIKA
(lower-left/right, spacers/small 4-pointed stars between dots) :+:
(bottom, value) ½.ᴰ (denarius → ½ 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: Î
Formerly known as: y32 - Buy Now:
½ Pence
- Series:
- VisitColnectCom
- Catalog codes:
- Col:ZA-000007, WCC:km33.2
- Variants:
- from colnect.com
- Themes:
- ColnectScrp
- Issued on:
- 1951
- Last issue date:
- 1952
- Distribution:
- from colnect.com
- Mints:
- VisitColnectCom
- Composition:
- ColnectScrp
- Edge:
- CopyWrong
- Orientation:
- ColnectIsBest
- Shape:
- ColnectIsBest
- Rim:
- from colnect.com
- Weight:
- iInfringe
- Diameter:
- ColnectScrp
- Face value:
- CopyWrong
- Known mintage:
- CopyWrong
- Composition Details:
- 90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin
- Score:
- ColnectIsBest
- Related items:
- ColnectIsBest
- Description:
- Front: The Dromedaris (right, 1646 Amsterdam)
one of the three ships Jan van Riebeeck used to found the Cape Colony
designer: George Edward Kruger Gray (artist, 1880-1943)
legend: (left, state name in English) SOUTHâ–´AFRICA
(top-left/right, spacers/small diamonds) ✧
(top, year) 1951 - 1952
(right, state name in African) SUIDâ—‚AFRIKA
(lower-left/right, spacers/small 4-pointed stars between dots) :+:
(bottom, value) ½.ᴰ (denarius → ½ penny)
Back: Head king George VI (left, 1936-1952)
king of United Kingdom, Canada, Australia etc.
designer: (below truncation) HP (Thomas Humphrey Paget,
modeller 1893–1974)
legend: (ruler) GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX
Edge: P – plain, type: Î
Formerly known as: y41 - Buy Now:
- ColnectIsBest
½ Pence (Elizabeth II)
- Series:
- 1952~1960 - British Dominion - Elisabeth II
- Catalog codes:
- Col:ZA-000008, WCC:km45
- Themes:
- Queens | Sailing Ships | Ships
- Issued on:
- VisitColnectCom
- Last issue date:
- CopyWrong
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- South African Mint, 103 Visagie Street in Pretoria (1941~1988)
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Edge:
- Plain/smooth
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
- Weight:
- 5.6 grams
- Diameter:
- 25.5 mm
- Face value:
- ½ d - South African penny
- Known mintage:
- 19,916,075
- Composition Details:
- 90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin
- Score:
- 40% Accuracy: Very High
- Related items:
- 4 (See)
- Description:
- ColnectScrp
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1 Penny
- Series:
- 1874~1900 - South African Republic
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectScrp
- Themes:
- Heads of State | Seals (Emblems) | Stars
- Issued on:
- 1892
- Last issue date:
- 1898
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Edge:
- Plain/smooth
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Cable pressed. Both sides
- Weight:
- 9.4 grams
- Diameter:
- 30.8 mm
- Face value:
- 1 d - South African penny
- Known mintage:
- 356,262
- Composition Details:
- 90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin
- Score:
- 57% Accuracy: High
- Description:
- Front: Circular escutcheon with decorated frame (ZAR)
legend: (upper-left, value) 1 PENNY
(top-right, right, spacers/5-pointed stars)
☆ (pointed outwards)
(upper-right, year) 1892 - 1898
Back: Bust 5th president Stephanus Johannes Paulus
Kruger (left, 1883-1902)
1st term: 1893-1888, 2nd term: 1888-1893,
3rd term: 1893-1898 and 4th term: 1898-1902
* 10 October 1825, Bulhoek, British Cape Colony
âš1 (1842) Maria Etresia du Plessis (18..–1846, 1 son)
âš2 (1947) Gezina du Plessis (1831-1901, 16 children)
14 July 1904 (aged 78) Clarens, Vaud, Switzerland
Burried: 1st (26.VII.1904) The Hague, Netherlands
2nd (16.XII.1904) Heroes' Acre, Pretoria, South Africa
legend: (state name) ZUID AFRIKAANSE REPUBLIEK
Formerly known as: y1 - Buy Now:
1 Penny ("Penny")
- Series:
- 1910~1936 - British Dominion - George V
- Catalog codes:
- Col:ZA-000010, WCC:km14.2
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Emperors | Kings | Sailing Ships | Ships
- Issued on:
- CopyWrong
- Last issue date:
- CopyWrong
- 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:
- 9.45 grams
- Diameter:
- 31 mm
- Face value:
- 1 d - South African penny
- Known mintage:
- 2,911,030
- Composition Details:
- 90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin
- Score:
- 56% Accuracy: High
- Related items:
- 3 (See)
- 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: George Edward Kruger Gray (artist, 1880-1943)
legend: (left, state name in English) SOUTH-AFRICA
(top-left/right, spacers/diamonds) ✧
(top, year) 1926 - 1930
(right, state name in African) ZUID-AFRIKA
(bottom-left/right, spacers/4-pointed star between dots) :+:
(bottom, value) PENNY
Back: Bust king George V (left, 1910-1936)
king of United Kingdom, Canada, Australia etc.
designer: Edgar Bertram Mackennal (sculptor, 1863-1931)
legend: (left, ruler) GEORGIVS V REX (right) IMPERATOR
Edge: P – plain, type: Î
Formerly known as: y13a - Buy Now:















