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5 Shillings - George VI 5S
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1951 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget Reverse: Coert Laurens Steynberg |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned, bare-headed effigy of King George VI facing left, modelled by Thomas Humphrey Paget, whose initials HP appear below the truncation. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and facial features. The circumferential legend reads GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, separated from the portrait by a toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | A springbok in full stride, facing right, depicted in naturalistic relief against a schematic landscape ground with scattered vegetation, the design executed by sculptor Coert Laurens Steynberg whose initials CLS appear in the field to the lower right of the animal. The bilingual legend SUID-AFRIKA and SOUTH AFRICA arcs around the upper periphery, flanking the date 1951, while the denomination 5S appears in the lower field between two rosette stops. A toothed border frames the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1951 - Hern#S316 - 363,000 1951 - Hern#S316; Proof - 2,000 1951 - Hern#S316; Prooflike - 1,483 |
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