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1 Penny Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek, Transvaal Pattern
| Issuer | South African Republic |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The full coat of arms of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal) occupies the central field, featuring the quartered shield with an anchor, a lion, an ox wagon, and a standing figure, surmounted by an displayed eagle. The shield is flanked by two draped flags on either side. A small six-pointed star appears in the lower field below the arms. The entire design is enclosed within an inner beaded border, with the legend ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK running along the outer periphery between the beaded and milled borders. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The South African Republic struck no domestic coinage for most of its existence, relying instead on a chaotic mix of British, German, and American currency in daily commerce. These 1874 pattern pennies were produced as part of an early attempt by President T.F. Burgers to establish a sovereign monetary identity for the Transvaal — the same ambition that produced the controversial Burgers Pond gold coinage of 1874, itself a political flashpoint that alarmed conservative Boer citizens suspicious of state pretension. The penny patterns never advanced to circulation issue.