Owner Comments:
WOW - Stand-Alone Finest Known! (1/1)
Total MSRB Graded: 2
Circulation Mintage: +/- 255 Million
1c coins issued in 1996 circulated for 6 years until they were withdrawn from circulation.
Obverse
The obverse of the coin displays the Coat of Arms of South Africa at its center. Below the Coat of Arms, on the left-hand side, the initials of the engraver: ALS (for Arthur Sutherland).
Around above, the name of the country in Zulu: ININGIZIMU AFRIKA.
Below, the date of issue: 1996.
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).