| Issuer | South Africa |
| Year | 1953-1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Shillings (1/4) |
| Currency | Pound (1825-1961) |
| Composition | Silver (.500) |
| Weight | 28.28 g |
| Dimensions | 38.61 mm |
| Thickness | 3.06 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Mary Gillick Reverse: Coert Laurens Steynberg |
| In circulation to | 31 March 1961 |
| Reference(s) | KM#52, Hern#S318-324 |
| Obverse description | Young laureate portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, legend around. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II REGINA
M.G. (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen M.G.) |
| Reverse description | A springbok facing right with bilingual Afrikaans-English legend and the denomination below |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SUID-AFRIKA · 1953 · SOUTH AFRICA
CLS
5s (Translation: South Africa · 1953 · South Africa CLS 5 Shillings) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1953 - Hern#S318 - 250 000 1953 - Hern#S318; Proof - 5 000 1953 - Hern#S318; Prooflike - 8 000 1953 - Matte Proof - 1954 - Hern#S319 - 10 000 1954 - Hern#S319; Proof - 3 150 1954 - Hern#S319; Prooflike - 3 890 1955 - Hern#S320 - 40 000 1955 - Hern#S320; Proof - 2 850 1955 - Hern#S320; Prooflike - 2 230 1956 - Hern#S321 - 100 000 1956 - Hern#S321; Proof - 1 700 1956 - Hern#S321; Prooflike - 2 200 1957 - Hern#S322 - 154 000 1957 - Hern#S322; Proof - 1 130 1957 - Hern#S322; Prooflike - 1 600 1958 - Hern#S323 - 233 000 1958 - Hern#S323; Proof - 985 1958 - Hern#S323; Prooflike - 1 500 1959 - Hern#S324 - 2 989 1959 - Hern#S324; Proof - 950 1959 - Hern#S324; Prooflike - 2 200 |
| Catalog ID | 6500241860 |
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