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1 Penny - Victoria Cape of Good Hope
| Issuer | Cape of Good Hope |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse lettering | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE SPES BONA 1889 (Translation: Good Hope) |
| Edge | Plain |
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The Cape of Good Hope issued its own bronze coinage from 1891 onward — making an 1889 penny something of an anomaly, as the colony relied on British imperial coinage for most practical circulation before that date. This piece predates the formal colonial series and was likely struck for a specific local purpose rather than general use.