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.
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.