Owner Comments:
Joint Finest Known PFUC! (1/7)
Total Graded: 89
Mintage: 2,617
Part of the PROTEA SERIES for the S1R.
The South African Mint released attractive designs and special themes to commemorate special events or awards. Each reverse bears a different design based on the theme for that year.
The 1999 commemorative issue celebrated the Gold Mining Industry in South Africa.
Obverse
The obverse has an image of the King Protea (Protea cynaroides), the national flower of South Africa.
Centered top, the name of the country in English: SOUTH AFRICA.
Below, the date of issue: * 1999 *.
Designer: Arthur L. Sutherland (ALS)
Reverse
A gold mine shaft headgear structure silhouetted against the cityscape of modern Johannesburg, the historical heart of the gold mining industry in South Africa.
Lettering: Protea R1
Designer: MJ Scheepers (MJS)