½ Penny - George VI
Features
| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| King | George VI (1936-1952) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1937-1947 |
| Value | 1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling = 1/480 Pound (1/480) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 25.6 mm |
| Thickness | 1.76 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 03-31-1961 |
| References | KM# 24, Hern# S58-68 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns by Brian Hern (JD Numismatic Corporation) |
Obverse
Head of George VI left.
Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR
HP
Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse
A ship, 'Dromedaris', sailing to right, legend in English and Afrikaans either side, with date above and denomination below
Lettering:
SOUTH·AFRICA·1943·SUID·AFRIKA
KG
1/2D
Edge
Smooth
Comments
The Dromedaris is one of the three vessels which brought Jan van Riebeeck and his small group of people to South Africa from Holland in 1652 in order to establish a refreshment station on behalf of the Dutch East India Company.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 638,256 | Hern#S58 | |||||||||
| 1937 | 116 | Hern#S58; Proof | |||||||||
| 1938 | 559,688 | Hern#S59 | |||||||||
| 1938 | 44 | Hern#S59; Proof | |||||||||
| 1939 | 270,970 | Hern#S60 | |||||||||
| 1939 | 30 | Hern#S60; Proof | |||||||||
| 1940 | 1,534,720 | Hern#S61 | |||||||||
| 1941 | 2,053,332 | 1.46 | Hern#S62 | ||||||||
| 1942 | 8,382,326 | 0.91 | 1.72 | 2.66 | Hern#S63 | ||||||
| 1943 | 5,135,370 | Hern#S64 | |||||||||
| 1943 | 104 | Hern#S64; Proof | |||||||||
| 1944 | 3,920,153 | 3.82 | Hern#S65 | ||||||||
| 1944 | 150 | Hern#S65; Proof | |||||||||
| 1945 | 2,356,955 | Hern#S66 | |||||||||
| 1945 | 150 | Hern#S66; Proof | |||||||||
| 1946 | 1,021,890 | Hern#S67 | |||||||||
| 1946 | 150 | Hern#S67; Proof | |||||||||
| 1947 | 257,903 | Hern#S68 | |||||||||
| 1947 | 2,600 | Hern#S68; Proof | |||||||||
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