Owner Comments:
Joint Finest Known! (1/2)
Total Graded: 46
Mintage: 8,731
This silver commemorative one Rand was issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the Parliament of South Africa.
The Parliament building in Cape Town appears on the reverse (designed by Arthur Sutherland), while the obverse (designed by Timothy Bell) displays symbols of Parliament.
There is also a one-ounce gold coin with the same design and the specifications of a Krugerrand.
Obverse
On the obverse, centrally, crossed scepter and mace - symbols of Parliament. Above, a lion holding four bound sticks (representing the four provinces of South Africa), which is the crest of the Coat of Arms of South Africa. Below, the shield of Coat of Arms of South Africa; it is quartered, each quarter being a symbol of the four provinces of South Africa: an ox wagon represents Transvaal Province, a woman with an anchor represents Cape Province, two wildebeests represent Natal Province, and an orange tree represents the Orange Free State Province.
Around the rim of the coin, the inscription SUID-AFRIKA · SOUTH AFRICA · 1985 · (Suid-Afrika is the name of the country in Afrikaans, which was the only official language apart from English at the time the coin was issued).
Reverse
The reverse depicts the Parliament building in Cape Town. Around above, in Afrikaans and English, PARLEMENT PARLIAMENT; below, the anniversary dates 1910 - 1985.
Below the depiction of the building, the value and denomination 1 RAND.
In the right field under the building, the artist's initials ALS (for Arthur Sutherland).