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1/2 Cent 1st decimal series
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1961-1964 |
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| Value | 1/2 Cent |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Jan van Riebeeck (1619–1677), Dutch colonial administrator and founder of the Cape Colony settlement, rendered in high relief. The designer's initials W.M. appear below the truncation. A bilingual patriotic legend encircles the field, reading in Afrikaans and English respectively, separated by ornamental stops, expressing the national motto. |
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| Reverse description | Two Cape sparrows (Passer melanurus) perched facing one another occupy the central field, rendered in naturalistic detail. The bilingual country name legend arcs around the upper periphery in Afrikaans and English, separated by a central dot. The date appears above the central device and the denomination is inscribed in the lower exergual area, flanked by ornamental stars. |
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| Reverse lettering | SUID-AFRIKA·1964·SOUTH AFRICA KG * 1/2C. * |
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