1 Dollar

€6,458.00
IssuerZimbabwe (1980-date)
Year1980-1997
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dollar (1 ZWD)
CurrencyFirst Dollar (1980-2006)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight9.9 g
Dimensions28.75 mm
Thickness1.9 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Barry Stanton
In circulation toJune 2006
Reference(s) KM#6, Schön#60
Obverse descriptionRepresentation of the protective bird, the most famous of Zimbabwe sculptures dated between XII and XIV century. Protective sculpture in the city of Great Zimbabwe, the capital of Monomotapa Empire and led Gokomere ancestors of Shona, the people of southern Africa.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringZIMBABWE 1980
Reverse descriptionNational Monument View of Great Zimbabwe, the remains of an ancient city of stone, built between the 13th and 15th century, the center of an empire that stretched on Zimbabwe and current Mozambique. The trees shown are of the species Mimusops zeyheri (milkwood).
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering$1
EdgeMilled
Mint
Mintage1980  - Royal Mint -
1980  - Royal Mint; Proof - 15 000
1993  - Royal Mint -
1997  - Royal Mint -
1997  - Royal Mint; Proof - 5 500
Catalog ID9477854740
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