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1/2 Penny - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1953-1960 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Mary Gillick Reverse: George Kruger Gray |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The VOC vessel Dromedaris, the flagship of Jan van Riebeeck's 1652 expedition to the Cape, depicted under sail and proceeding to the right. The bilingual legend SOUTH AFRICA and SUID-AFRIKA appears to either side of the ship respectively, with the date positioned above and the denomination 1/2D below. The designer's initials KG appear in the field. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1953 - Hern#S74 - 5,572,463 1953 - Hern#S74; Proof - 5,000 1954 - Hern#S75 - 100,897 1954 - Hern#S75; Proof - 3,150 1955 - Hern#S76 - 3,774,249 1955 - Hern#S76; Proof - 2,850 1956 - Hern#S77 - 1,304,574 1956 - Hern#S77; Proof - 1,700 1957 - Hern#S78 - 2,025,085 1957 - Hern#S78; Proof - 1,130 1958 - Hern#S79 - 2,170,585 1958 - Hern#S79; Proof - 985 1959 - Hern#S80 - 2,396,818 1959 - Hern#S80; Proof - 950 1960 - Hern#S81 - 2,551,794 1960 - Hern#S81; Proof - 3,360 |
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