Owner Comments:
Joint Finest Known PFUC! (1/13)
Total Graded: 577
Mintage: 6,269
The South African Mint released attractive designs and special themes to commemorate special events or awards.
The 1994 Commemorative coin was issued for the inauguration of President Mandela in Pretoria.
This coin was only issued in proof.
Obverse
The obverse of the coin displays the Coat of Arms of South Africa at its center, as granted to the Union of South Africa by King George V and later amended by the British College of Arms. It contains representation of the four provinces within the Union.
The Coat of Arms features a shield quartered, each quarter a symbol of one of the four provinces of South Africa. An ox wagon represents Transvaal Province, a woman with an anchor represents Cape Province, two wildebeests represent Natal Province, and an orange tree represents the Orange Free State Province. The crest of the arms features a lion holding four bound sticks. The supporters are a springbok and a gemsbok. Below the arms, the Latin motto, EX UNITATE VIRES (translated at first as "Union Is Strength", but from 1961 translated as "Unity Is Strength").
Around left, the name of the country in Afrikaans: SUID-AFRIKA; around right, the name in English: SOUTH AFRICA.
Below, the date of issue: * 1994 *.
Designer: Arthur L. Sutherland (ALS)
Reverse
The Union Building in Pretoria with inscription directly below PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION.
Top center, 1 RAND.
Designer: Susan Erasmus