Owner Comments:
Joint Finest Known! (1/2)
Total MSRD Graded: 4
Circulation Mintage: 19,184,402
1c coins issued in 1969 circulated for 21 years until they were replaced with an even smaller copper-plated steel version that was introduced in 1990.
Obverse
The obverse of the coin features the portrait of Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck, known as Jan van Riebeeck (1619-1677), Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town and considered by many people to be the founding father of the South African nation. Below the neck truncation, the designer's initials T.S. (for Tommy Sasseen).
Around right, the legend SUID-AFRIKA (South Africa, in Afrikaans) and the date of issue 1969.
Reverse
The reverse shows at its centre two Cape sparrows (Passer melanurus) on a branch. Below the bird on the right, in small letters the initials of the designer T.S. (for Tommy Sasseen).
Above, the value and denomination 1c (one cent).