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1 Penny - George V 1D
| Issuer | South Africa Mint |
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| Year | 1931-1936 |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and robed effigy of King George V facing left, engraved by Edgar Bertram MacKennal, with fine detail in the Imperial State Crown and ermine-trimmed robes. The king's bearded portrait is rendered in high relief against a flat field. The circular legend reads GEORGIVS V REX IMPERATOR around the upper periphery, with the engraver's initials B.M. truncating the bust. A fine dentilated border surrounds the entire design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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South Africa's penny coinage of the early 1930s was produced against a backdrop of economic collapse — the Depression hit the country's gold-dependent economy with particular violence, and the government's eventual abandonment of the gold standard in December 1932 triggered a political crisis that brought J.B.M. Hertzog's coalition to its knees. Mintages across the series varied sharply year to year as a result.
The 1931 date is notably scarcer than its immediate successors. By 1936, the series was approaching its end with Edward VIII's accession requiring a redesign that never fully materialized before his abdication.