Penny, South Africa, 1929, Brass
South Africa, 1929, Penny(1923 to 1936), King George V Series – Pennies
Varieties: A few are known
- 1923, The proof of the reverse is weak
- 1929, Part of the neck is missing
- 1930, Portion of the neck or ear are missing
- 1932, no stop after the date
- 1933, no stop after the date
- 1934, date – The “4” touches the “3”
- 1934, no stop after the date
- 1936, Part of the neck is missing
- Rope rigging differs on the sailing ship
Coin Specifications
Country | South Africa | |
Year | 1929(1923-1936) | |
Value | 1 Penny, Penny, 1 D | |
Metal | Brass(Copper 0.955, Tin 0.030, Zinc 0.015) | |
Weight | 9.45gm | |
Diameter | 31.00mm | |
Thickness | 1.90mm | |
Engraver | Bertram Mackennal (BM) Kruger Gray(KG) | |
Shape | Round | |
Demonetized | Yes | |
Obverse | Portrait of George V Lettering: | |
Reverse | Sailing ship Lettering: 1926-1930 SOUTH-AFRICA-1929- ZUID-AFRIKA *PENNY* | |
Edge | Smooth | |
| Mintage | Proof Mintage |
1923 Black | 91,027 | 1,402 |
1923 Red | / | / |
1924 | 134,487 | None |
1925 | / | None |
1926 | 393,095 | 16 |
1927 | 285,168 | None |
1928 | 385,669 | None |
1929 | 1,092,574 | None |
1930 | 754,280 | 14 |
1931 | 248,430 | 62 |
1932 | 259,519 | 12 |
1933 | 224,918 | 20 |
1934 | 2,090,077 | 24 |
1935 | 2,295,191 | 20 |
1936 | 1,818,843 | 40 |
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