1 Cent coin (Jan van Riebeeck, Covered Wagon)

1 Cent — Jan van Riebeeck, Covered Wagon (Issued 1961-1964)

This first decimal-type 1 Cent is a circulation coin of the South African Rand and has since been withdrawn. Struck between 1961 and 1964, it was made from brass, giving it a golden tone. It is a large, heavy coin for its value, weighing 9.42 g and measuring 31.0 mm across. It belongs to the first decimal coinage introduced with the Rand.

The obverse carries a portrait of Jan van Riebeeck (1619-1677), the Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town. The motto appears in Afrikaans and in English as “Unity Is Strength”.

The reverse depicts a covered wagon, a symbol of the country’s pioneering history.

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