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closed South Africa Proof Set 1954 – Elizabeth II – South African Mint – £975 Posted – UK 🇬🇧


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🇿🇦 South Africa Proof Set 1954 – Elizabeth II – South African Mint

 

Only 875 of these 1954 sets produced!

 

On 6 February 1952 the late Queen Elizabeth II was in Kenya on a tour of the Commonwealth when her father, King George VI, passed away. The Commonwealth tour was cut short, and on 2 June 1953 the coronation of Elizabeth II took place.

The South Africa proof set on offer here is sublime, featuring the first coins issued with the famed Mary Gillick depiction of Elizabeth II in her first year as Queen. All 11 denominations are present and their quality proof finish is perfectly accentuated against the deep blue velvet insert upon which they lay. The specifications of the 11 denominations are as follows:

🇿🇦 South Africa Proof 1 Pound 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#54) – 7.98 g of .917 gold, diameter of 22 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa Proof 1/2 Pound 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#53) – 3.99 g of .917 gold, diameter of 19.5 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa 5 Shillings 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#52) – 28.28 g of .500 silver, diameter of 38.61 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa 2 1/2 Shillings 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#51) – 14.14 g of .500 silver, diameter of 32.3 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa 2 Shillings 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#50) – 11.31 g of .500 silver, diameter of 28.7 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa 1 Shilling 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#49) – 5.66 g of .500 silver, diameter of 23.7 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa 6 Pence 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#48) – 2.83 g of .500 silver, diameter of 19.35 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa 3 Pence 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#47) – 1.414 g of .500 silver, diameter of 16.3 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa 1/4 Penny 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#44) – 2.83 g of bronze, diameter of 20.2 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa 1/2 Penny 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#45) – 5.67 g of copper, diameter of 25.6 mm

🇿🇦 South Africa 1 Penny 1954 – Elizabeth II (KM#46) – 9.45 g of copper, diameter of 31 mm

These sets were produced by the South African Mint and are becoming increasingly harder to source. This particular set is in an excellent state of preservation and is 100% complete and original. The box has minor cosmetic wear but the latches are in full working order.

What more to say? Sublime.

🏷 Buy It Now - £975 GBP / $1,085 USD

Fully-insured delivery to mainland UK is included in this price.

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1 minute ago, SheepStacker said:

Beautiful coins Duncan, GLWS. I'm still hunting for Rhodesians in case you come across any! :)

Thank you!

I will be in touch with you regarding any sought after Rhodesia gold pieces!

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2 hours ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Interesting that there is a mixture of Africa & Afrika spelling on the coins. Any idea why?

That’s a great discrepancy to be discussed. I wish I had a conclusive answer on that, but all I can say is that this is a phenomenon which is observed throughout this series, be it with George VI or Elizabeth II issues.

In my experience slabbed examples of the gold 1 and 1/2 Pound pieces are found more often than not with ‘Africa’ as opposed to ‘Afrika’ on the reverses. With that said, it’s not hard to find the ‘Afrika’ spelling and, again, it’s observed on both George VI and Elizabeth II issues.

The same variations exist for the coins which are not comprised of gold. 
 

If I do find stronger literature on this discrepancy between the spellings I will update the post. Always good to keep numismatic information in circulation!

Thank you.

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17 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

I could be wrong, but they seem to alternate as you go up (or down) in value - £1 - africa, £1/2 -  afrika, crown - africa, half crown - afrika...

Maybe it's as simple as that?

Well spotted! You know, I think that's all there is to it!

I have had a look at slabbed George VI issues and it appears to confirm this pattern.

Very nicely spotted!

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11 minutes ago, Geovest said:

Afrika is the Afrikaans for Africa. The inscription is therefore in both languages:

South Africa and Suid Afrika

Highest in Afrikaans alternating

Thank you!

While I was aware of the language alternations I simply hadn't discerned the variation as you go up and down denominations. Lovely to see how it comes together now.

Cheers!
 

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