One (1) 6 pence coin
South Africa, 1952
Obverse Image: Head of George VI facing left.
Obverse Text: GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX / HP
Reverse Image: Protea flower.
Reverse Text: SUID-AFRIKA / 1952 / SOUTH AFRICA / 6D. / KG
The design of this coin from South Africa is typical of British colonial coins of the 1900s. One side features the portrait of the British monarch King George VI and the other side depicts an indigenous South African plant (Protea cynaroides). This species of protea is native to South Africa and in 1976 became South Africa’s national flower.
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