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1 Penny - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1953-1960 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing laureate effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Mary Gillick, with a wreath of laurel leaves in her hair and a ribbon tied at the nape of the neck, the bust lightly draped at the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II REGINA arcs around the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, flanked by the designer's initials M.G. at the lower right of the bust truncation. A beaded border runs along the full circumference of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II REGINA M. G. |
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| Mintage | 1953 - Hern#S113 - 5,490,645 1953 - Hern#S113; Proof - 5,000 1954 - Hern#S114 - 6,664,962 1954 - Hern#S114; Proof - 3,150 1955 - Hern#S115 - 6,507,761 1955 - Hern#S115; Proof - 2,850 1956 - Hern#S116 - 4,389,583 1956 - Hern#S116; Proof - 1,700 1957 - Hern#S117 - 3,972,519 1957 - Hern#S117; Proof - 1,130 1958 - Hern#S118 - 5,311,361 1958 - Hern#S118; Proof - 985 1959 - Hern#S119 - 5,065,642 1959 - Hern#S119; Proof - 950 1960 - Hern#S120 - 5,106,269 1960 - Hern#S120; Proof - 3,360 |
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