The obverse shows the Coat of Arms of South Africa at centre, with the legend SOUTH AFRICA written around left and around right in two of the eleven official languages of the country; there is a system of rotation and every year a different pair is used. The possible inscriptions and languages are:
Aforika Borwa in Tswana,
Afrika Borwa in Northern Sotho and Southern Sotho,
Afrika Dzonga in Tsonga.
Afurika Tshipembe in Venda,
iNingizimu Afrika in Swazi,
iSewula Afrika in Southern Ndebele,
Ningizimu Afrika in Zulu,
South Africa in English,
Suid-Afrika in Afrikaans, and
uMzantsi Afrika in Xhosa.
The date of issue: · [year] · is above the Coat of Arms, separating the two inscriptions.
The designer's initials ALS (for Arthur L. Sutherland) are to the left of the Coat of Arms. |
