Owner Comments:
Joint Finest Known! (1/4)
Total PFRDU Graded: 7
Proof Mintage: 3,678
During the previous year, South Africa adopted a new Coat of Arms and on the 28th March 2002 the South African Reserve Bank announced that it will cease the distribution for circulation of one and two cent coins as of 31st March 2002.
The 2001 cent included the new Coat of Arms, but also marked the end of the series and this was the last 1c proof coin.
Obverse
The obverse of the coin displays the new Coat of Arms of South Africa at its center. Below the Coat of Arms, the initials of the engraver: ALS (for Arthur Sutherland).
Around left and right, the name of the country in Ndebele: ISEWULA AFRIKA.
Above, the date of issue: 2001.
Reverse
The reverse shows at its center two Cape sparrows (Passer melanurus) on a branch. Below the bird on the left, in small letters the initials of the designer WL (for William Lumley).
In the center, the value and denomination 1c (one cent).