1 Pound - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
Features
| Issuer |
South Africa
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-1961)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Years | 1953-1960 |
| Value | 1 Pound |
| Currency | Pound (1825-1961) |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (91.67%Au, 8.33%Cu) |
| Weight | 7.99 g |
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.55 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | 31 March 1961 |
| Number | N# 89758 |
| References | KM# 54 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).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. |
Obverse
Young laureate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, legend around, engraver's initials on truncation.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II REGINA
MG
Translation: Queen Elizabeth II
Engraver: Mary Gillick
Reverse
Springbok running right, legend around, date above, denomination below, engraver's initials lower right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SUID-AFRIKA - 1955 - SOUTH AFRICA
CLS
£1
Engraver: Coert Laurens Steynberg
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Pretoria, South Africa (1890-1902, 1923-1992)See also
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1953 | 
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4 000 | $ 1200 | Hern# S349 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. |
Proof | 54% | |||||||||
| 1954 |
|
1 275 | $ 1800 | Hern# S350 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. |
Proof | 4% | |||||||||
| 1955 |
|
900 | $ 1200 | Hern# S351 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. |
Proof | 13% | |||||||||
| 1956 |
|
508 | $ 1600 | Hern# S352 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. |
Proof | 0% | |||||||||
| 1957 |
|
560 | $ 1500 | Hern# S353 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. |
Proof | 4% | |||||||||
| 1958 |
|
515 | $ 1200 | Hern# S354 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. |
Proof | 13% | |||||||||
| 1959 | 630 | Hern# S355 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. |
Proof | 13% | |||||||||||
| 1959 | 502 | Hern# S355 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. |
Prooflike | 4% | |||||||||||
| 1960 | 1 950 | Hern# S356 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. |
Proof | 13% | |||||||||||
| 1960 | 1 161 | Hern# S356 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. |
Prooflike | 4% | |||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 79
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Bullion value: USD 1043.51
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Actual gold weight: 0.235 oz
Current gold price: 4431.31 USD/oz (see gold price 
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