1 Penny - Elizabeth II - 1'st Portrait (1953 - 1960)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Penny |
| Catalog Number | KM# 46 |
| Weight (g) | 9.45 |
| Diameter (mm) | 31 |
| Thickness (mm) | 1.93 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Copper |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Demonetized |
Obverse
Engraved by Mary Gillick
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II REGINA
ELIZABETH II REGINA
Reverse
Engraved by George Edward Kruger Gray
Lettering:
SUID-AFRIKA · 1959 · SOUTH AFRICA
1D. KG
Description:
Ship Dromedaris sailing right. Name of country, date and denomination surrounds.
Dromedaris was Jan van Riebeeck's transport in a small Dutch VOC fleet that established a half-way post at Table Bay, South Africa for the purpose of re-supplying and repairing VOC ships enroute or returning from the East-Indies.
SUID-AFRIKA · 1959 · SOUTH AFRICA
1D. KG
Description:
Ship Dromedaris sailing right. Name of country, date and denomination surrounds.
Dromedaris was Jan van Riebeeck's transport in a small Dutch VOC fleet that established a half-way post at Table Bay, South Africa for the purpose of re-supplying and repairing VOC ships enroute or returning from the East-Indies.
Edge
Description:
Plain
Plain
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 5,490,645 | Very Common | |
| 1953 | 5,000 | Proof | Very Common |
| 1954 | 6,664,962 | Common | |
| 1954 | 3,150 | Proof | Common |
| 1955 | 6,507,761 | Very Common | |
| 1955 | 2,850 | Proof | Very Common |
| 1956 | 4,389,583 | Common | |
| 1956 | 1,700 | Proof | Common |
| 1957 | 3,972,519 | Very Common | |
| 1957 | 1,130 | Proof | Common |
| 1958 | 5,311,361 | Very Common | |
| 1958 | 985 | Proof | Common |
| 1959 | 5,065,642 | Very Common | |
| 1959 | 950 | Proof | Common |
| 1960 | 5,106,269 | Very Common | |
| 1960 | 3,360 | Proof | Very Common |