1/4 Penny - George VI SUID AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA

€8,449.00
IssuerSouth Africa
Year1951-1952
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Penny (1⁄960)
CurrencyPound (1825-1961)
CompositionBronze
Weight2.83 g
Dimensions20.2 mm
Thickness1.43 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse: George Kruger Gray
In circulation to31 March 1961
Reference(s) KM#32.2, Hern#S32-33
Obverse descriptionPortrait of George VI, King of United Kingdom, Great Britain, Northern Ireland and other dominions of Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS SEXTVS REX H.P.
(Translation: George the Sixth King)
Reverse descriptionCape Sparrows perched on acacia branch within circle, date above and denomination below, legend in English and Afrikaans
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSUID-AFRIKA·1952·SOUTH AFRICA K.G. 1/4D.
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1951  - Hern#S32 - 3 509 462
1951  - Hern#S32; Proof - 2 000
1952  - Hern#S33 - 5 244 472
1952  - Hern#S33; Proof - 15 500
Catalog ID5191592230
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