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  • 1 Cent 1965-1969, KM# 65.2, South Africa
  • 1 Cent 1965-1969, KM# 65.2, South Africa
Description

Engraver: Tommy Sasseen

Obverse

Depicts a portrait of Jan van Riebeeck facing right, with country name in Afrikaans and date on the right.

Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (1619–1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator who founded Cape Town in what then became the Dutch Cape Colony of the Dutch East India Company.

SUID-AFRIKA 1966
T.S.

Reverse

Two Cape sparrows perched on branch with denomination above.

The Cape sparrow or mossie (Passer melanurus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae found in southern Africa. A medium-sized sparrow at 14–16 centimetres (5.5–6.3 in), it has distinctive plumage including large pale head stripes. Both sexes are mostly coloured grey, brown, and chestnut, and the male has some black and white markings on its head and neck. It inhabits semi-arid savannah, cultivated areas, and towns, and ranges from the central coast of Angola to eastern South Africa and Swaziland.

1c
T.S.

Edge

1 Cent

SUID-AFRIKA
KM# 65.2
Characteristics
Material Bronze
Weight 3 g
Diameter 19.05 mm
Thickness 1.57 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Alt # Hern# D17, Hern# D20, Hern# D22, Hern# D26
Mint
Pretoria Mint, South Africa (SA)

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