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1 Penny Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek, Transvaal Mule
| Issuer | South African Republic |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Currency | Transvaal Patterns (1874-1890) |
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| Reverse description | A wreath of laurel branches, tied at the base with a ribbon bow, frames the central field in an oval form. Within the wreath, the denomination and date are inscribed in three lines in the field: EEN above PENNY above 1874, all in bold upright roman capitals. The word MUNTSPROEVE (meaning 'pattern' or 'coin trial' in Dutch/Afrikaans) appears in small capitals along the lower exergual area beneath the wreath. A ring of raised pearls encircles the design, with the milled edge visible beyond. |
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| Mintage | 1874 - estimated mintage - 5 |
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This piece is a mule — a coin struck from mismatched dies belonging to different intended issues. The Transvaal's early coinage history was chaotic by any measure; the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek had only begun establishing a formal monetary identity in the early 1870s, relying heavily on foreign contractors and imported dies. Mules from this period typically emerged from experimental or proof strikings rather than circulation runs, which explains their pattern coin references rather than a standard series number.
Hern's listing as T23 places it firmly in the recognized Transvaal pattern canon, but surviving examples are exceptionally few.