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1 Rand Life of a Legend: Working as a Lawyer
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a blindfolded figure of Justice rendered in high relief, wearing a court wig and holding the scales of justice in both hands before a deeply mirrored proof field. The denomination 'R1' appears in ornate script to the upper right, with the engraver's initials 'MJS' incused in the lower field. A circular border legend reads 'DEMOCRACY RESPONSIBILITY EQUALITY FREEDOM RESPECT DIVERSITY RECONCILIATION DEMOCRACY', encapsulating the values central to Mandela's legal and political legacy. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This issue belongs to the South African Mint's "Life of a Legend" series commemorating Nelson Mandela, with individual releases tied to episodes from his biography. The lawyer subject references his work at the firm he co-founded with Oliver Tambo in 1952 — the first Black-owned law practice in South Africa, established on Fox Street in Johannesburg at a moment when Black Africans were legally barred from most professional advancement under apartheid statutes.
Hern's cataloguing of this type as Nk348 places it firmly within the broader Mandela numismatic canon, which by the mid-2010s had grown unwieldy enough to require its own dedicated reference structure.