Owner Comments:
Joint Finest Known! (1/3)
Nelson Mandela NGC Label.
Total Graded: 73
Mintage: 342
The 2014 One Rand Protea coin depicts Nelson Mandela's great love and appreciation for children and the importance of youth education.
The reverse shows a child learning and writing with a quote from Nelson Mandela. "Children of today are the leaders of tomorrow and education is a very important weapon to prepare children for their future roles as leaders of the community." Nelson Mandela
The face value and denomination R1 (One Rand) upper left.
The obverse, common for all coins of the series, features Mr. Mandela wearing one of his iconic Madiba shirts, underlined by a wreath made from South Africa’s national flower, the King Protea, and the date of issue 2014 divided by the portrait.
Above Mandela's shoulder, the initials of the die-sinker VLC (for VL Chipa); the design is by Lilian Guerra.
Around above, the legend SOUTH AFRICA.