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Half Pound: A Springbok (reverse)

1953
designer

Mary Gaskell Gillick

(1881–1965, London, England)
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Culture
England, Elizabeth II, 1953
Medium
gold
Measurements
Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Weight: 4.05 g (0.14 oz.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1969.225.b
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A gold South African coin from 1953 features a central springbok antelope leaping toward our right, its figure rendered in relief against a reflective surface. Encircling the animal, raised block letters read "SOUTH AFRICA 1953 SUID-AFRIKA." Below the springbok, the denomination "£ 1/2" is flanked by two small, stylized blossoms. A uniform border of tiny, raised beads follows the circular rim, framing the entire composition.

Half Pound: A Springbok (reverse)

1953

Mary Gaskell Gillick

(1881–1965, London, England)
England, Elizabeth II, 1953

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