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| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Engraver(s) | Tommy Sasseen |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Dr. Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges, State President of South Africa, depicted in contemporary civilian attire comprising a suit, shirt, and tie, and wearing spectacles, rendered in a restrained realist style. The engraver's initials T.S. appear at the lower left of the truncation. The Afrikaans legend SUID-AFRIKA curves along the upper right periphery, with the date 1969 inscribed vertically along the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SUID-AFRIKA 1969 T.S. |
| Reverse description | Central field bears the full South African coat of arms, featuring a quartered shield supported by a rampant lion to the left and a rampant springbok to the right, surmounted by a crest comprising a bearded figure of a Voortrekker above oak leaves and protea sprays. A scroll at the base of the arms bears the motto EX UNITATE VIRES. The denomination numeral 1 appears to the left of the arms and the Rand symbol R to the right. The engraver's initials T.S. are present at the lower right of the design. |
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