Description

South Africa.

King George VI Reign.

Five Shillngs 1952.

Commemorative anniversary 1652-1952 - 300 Years of Cape Town.

Obverse: Uncrowned portrait of King George VI facing left, engraver's initials below truncation.

Designer: Thomas Humphry Paget.

Legend: GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX.

Reverse: Jan van Riebeeck's Drommedaris sailing into Table Bay, Table Mountain in the background.

Reverse Legend: SUID-AFRIKA·1652-1952·SOUTH AFRICA.

Designer: Marion Walgate.

Mintage: 1710,000.

Silver: 0.500, 28.28g, 38.61mm.

Catalogue: KM# 41, Hern#S317.

Grade: EF.