1 Penny - George V (1923 - 1936)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Penny |
| Catalog Number | KM# 14 |
| Weight (g) | 9.45 |
| Diameter (mm) | 30.8 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.04 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Copper |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Demonetized |
Obverse
Engraved by Edgar Bertram Mackennal
Lettering:
GEORGIVS V REX IMPERATOR
Description:
Crowned King George V facing left.
GEORGIVS V REX IMPERATOR
Description:
Crowned King George V facing left.
Reverse
Engraved by George Edward Kruger Gray
Lettering:
SOUTH · AFRICA · 1923 · ZUID · AFRIKA
*1 · PENNY · 1*
Description:
Ship Dromedaris sailing right. Name of country, date and denomination surrounds.
Dromedaris was Jan van Riebeeck's transport in a small Dutch VOC fleet that established a half-way post at Table Bay, South Africa for the purpose of re-supplying and repairing VOC ships enroute or returning from the East-Indies.
SOUTH · AFRICA · 1923 · ZUID · AFRIKA
*1 · PENNY · 1*
Description:
Ship Dromedaris sailing right. Name of country, date and denomination surrounds.
Dromedaris was Jan van Riebeeck's transport in a small Dutch VOC fleet that established a half-way post at Table Bay, South Africa for the purpose of re-supplying and repairing VOC ships enroute or returning from the East-Indies.
Edge
Description:
Plain
Plain
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 91,000 | Not Common | |
| 1923 | 1,402 | Proof | Not Common |
| 1924 | 134,487 | Not Common | |
| 1926 | 393,000 | Not Common | |
| 1926 | 16 | Proof | Very Rare |
| 1927 | 285,168 | Not Common | |
| 1928 | 385,669 | Not Common | |
| 1929 | 1,092,574 | Not Common | |
| 1930 | 754,000 | Not Common | |
| 1930 | 14 | Proof | Very Rare |
| 1931 | 284,000 | Not Common | |
| 1931 | 62 | Proof | Very Rare |
| 1932 | 260,000 | Not Common | |
| 1932 | 12 | Proof | Very Rare |
| 1933 | 225,000 | Not Common | |
| 1933 | 20 | Proof | Very Rare |
| 1934 | 2,089,999 | Common | |
| 1934 | 24 | Proof | Very Rare |
| 1935 | 2,295,000 | Common | |
| 1935 | 20 | Proof | Very Rare |
| 1936 | 1,819,000 | Common | |
| 1936 | 40 | Proof | Very Rare |