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1 Cent SUID-AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA

1 Cent (SUID-AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA) - obverse1 Cent (SUID-AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA) - reverse

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Features

Issuer South Africa
Period Republic (1961-date)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1970-1989
Value 1 Cent
0.01 ZAR = USD 0.00061
Currency Rand (1961-date)
Composition Bronze (95% copper, 4.5% zinc, 0.5% tin)
Weight 3.0 g
Diameter 19.05 mm
Thickness 1.57 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
1794
References KM# 82
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Hern# D27-32, 34/5, 37/8, 40-46
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
, Schön# 121
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Obverse

South Africa coat of arms with the motto, legend in Afrikaans and English around, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SUID-AFRIKA · SOUTH AFRICA
EX UNITATE VIRES
1981
T.S.

Translation: Power Through Unity

Engraver: Tommy Sasseen

Reverse

Cape Sparrows below denomination

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1c
T.S.

Unabridged legend: 1 cent

Engraver: Tommy Sasseen

Edge

Reeded coarsely

1 Cent (SUID-AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA) -  obverse

Mint

Pretoria, South Africa (1890-1902, 1923-1992)

Comments

Obverse engraver initials varieties exist:
1970-83 - 'T.S.' below base of Coat of Arms right hand side (Tommy Sasseen)
1984 - no engraver initials (Arthur Sutherland)
1985-87 - 'A.L.S.' below base of Coat of Arms left hand side (Arthur Sutherland)

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC References Frequency
1970  37 072 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.12 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 Hern# D27
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 19%
1970  10 000 Hern# D27
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.5%
1971  34 053 000 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.23 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 Hern# D28
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 17%
1971  12 000 Hern# D28
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.6%
1972  35 662 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.27 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.50 Hern# D29
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 16%
1972  10 000 Hern# D29
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.4%
1973  35 898 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.23 $ 0.37 $ 0.37 $ 0.37 Hern# D30
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 15%
1973  10 850 Hern# D30
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.4%
1974  54 940 000 $ 0.06 $ 0.10 $ 0.12 $ 0.20 $ 0.30 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 Hern# D31
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 18%
1974  15 000 $ 0.56 Hern# D31
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.6%
1975  62 982 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 Hern# D32
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 19%
1975  18 000 $ 11 Hern# D32
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.5%
1977  72 444 000 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.34 $ 0.36 $ 0.75 $ 0.79 Hern# D34
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 18%
1977  19 000 $ 0.56 Hern# D34
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.5%
1978  70 152 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.23 $ 0.34 $ 0.55 $ 0.72 Hern# D35
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 16%
1978  17 000 Hern# D35
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.5%
1980  63 432 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.22 $ 0.29 Hern# D37
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 13%
1980  15 000 $ 0.61 Hern# D37
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.7%
1981  63 444 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.23 $ 0.46 $ 0.46 Hern# D38
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 15%
1981  10 000 Hern# D38
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.4%
1983  182 131 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.30 $ 0.36 $ 0.57 Hern# D40
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.' 22%
1983  14 000 $ 0.56 Hern# D40
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'T.S.'; Proof 0.5%
1984  107 155 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.32 $ 0.51 Hern# D41
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
no initials 13%
1984  11 000 Hern# D41
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
no initials; Proof 0.4%
1985  186 042 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.16 $ 0.19 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.36 $ 0.36 Hern# D42
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.' 18%
1985  9 859 $ 1.00 Hern# D42
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.'; Proof 0.5%
1986  169 734 000 $ 0.04 $ 0.10 $ 0.14 $ 0.23 $ 0.39 $ 0.39 $ 0.39 Hern# D43
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.' 16%
1986  7 000 Hern# D43
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.'; Proof 0.4%
1987  120 674 000 $ 0.04 $ 0.12 $ 0.23 $ 0.41 $ 0.41 $ 0.41 Hern# D44
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.' 12%
1987  6 781 Hern# D44
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.'; Proof 0.3%
1988  240 272 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.09 $ 0.14 $ 0.17 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 Hern# D45
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.' 20%
1988  7 250 Hern# D45
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.'; Proof 0.4%
1989  337 803 150 $ 0.09 $ 0.09 $ 0.15 $ 0.21 $ 0.23 $ 0.28 $ 0.30 Hern# D46
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.' 24%
1989  9 571 $ 0.58 Hern# D46
Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
'A.L.S.'; Proof 0.6%

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