Owner Comments:
WOW - Stand-Alone Finest Known! (1/1)
Total PFRDU Graded: 1
Proof Mintage: 12,000
The 1982 issue commemorates the presidency of Balthazar Johannes Vorster (1915 - 1983) who served as the fourth State President of South Africa from 1978 to 1979.
Obverse
Instead of the Coat of Arms of South Africa, the obverse of the 1982 coins displays a portrait of Balthazar Johannes Vorster, South Africa's fourth president, facing three-quarters right.
Below the neck truncation, the initials of the obverse designer: LDL (for Lourens De Lange).
Around left and around right, the bilingual legend reads SUID-AFRIKA in Afrikaans and SOUTH AFRICA in English.
Around below, the date of issue * 1982 *.
Reverse
The reverse shows at its center 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).