One Rand 1981, Coin from South Africa

One Rand 1981, Coin from South Africa (withdrawn 1991)

Coin	One Rand 1981

The Rand currency was introduced in the then Union of South Africa on 14 February 1961, shortly before the establishment of the Republic on 31 May 1961. The One Rand coin (abbreviated as R1) was initially a gold bullion coin, but this was soon changed to silver. This was then changed again to nickel in 1977, with silver only used for commemorative and collector issues.

These nickel coins were issued until 1990, after which time the denomination was made much smaller with the Third Decimal Series. Thus, R1 coins issued in 1981 circulated for ten years until they were withdrawn.

Mint	South African Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	2,035,000 (2.0 million)

Obverse

The obverse of the coin displays the Coat of Arms of South Africa at its centre, as granted to the Union of South Africa by King George V and later amended by the British College of Arms. It contains representation of the four provinces within the Union.

The Coat of Arms features a shield quartered, each quarter a symbol of one of the four provinces of South Africa. An ox wagon represents Transvaal Province, a woman with an anchor represents Cape Province, two wildebeests represent Natal Province and an orange tree represents the Orange Free State Province. The crest of the arms features a lion holding four bound sticks. The supporters are a springbok and a gemsbok. Below the arms, the Latin motto, EX UNITATE VIRES (translated at first as "Union Is Strength", but from 1961 translated as "Unity Is Strength").

Around left, the name of the country in Afrikaans: SUID-AFRIKA; around right, the name in English: SOUTH AFRICA.

Below, the date of issue: * 1981 *.

Below the Coat of Arms on the right side, in small letters the initials of the designer T.S. (for Tommy Sasseen).

Obverse Inscription	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1981 *

Reverse

The reverse shows a Springbok antelope, jumping to the right.

Below that, the value and denomination 1 RAND.

Above the Springbok and to the left, the motto SOLI DEO GLORIA (translated from Latin: Glory to God alone).

Below left, the artist's initials J. v. Z. (for Jan van Zyl).

Reverse Inscription	1 RAND SOLI DEO GLORIA

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

All (85) coins of type: One Rand

Coin Name	Mintage	Symbol	Legend
One Rand 1965 (English)	unknown	Jan van Riebeeck (right)	SOUTH AFRICA 1965
One Rand 1965 (Afrikaans)	unknown	Jan van Riebeeck (right)	SUID-AFRIKA 1965
One Rand 1966 (English)	1,434,000	Jan van Riebeeck (right)	SOUTH AFRICA 1966
One Rand 1966 (Afrikaans)	1,459,000	Jan van Riebeeck (right)	SUID-AFRIKA 1966
One Rand 1967 Verwoerd (English)	1,544,020		SOUTH AFRICA 1967
One Rand 1967 Verwoerd (Afrikaans)	1,569,000		SUID-AFRIKA 1967
One Rand 1968 (English)	75,000	Jan van Riebeeck (right)	SOUTH AFRICA 1968
One Rand 1968 (Afrikaans)	50,000	Jan van Riebeeck (right)	SUID-AFRIKA 1968
One Rand 1969 Dönges (English)	506,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SOUTH AFRICA 1969
One Rand 1969 Dönges (Afrikaans)	518,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA 1969
One Rand 1970 (Silver)	26,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1970 *
One Rand 1971 (Silver)	30,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1971 *
One Rand 1972 (Silver)	31,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1972 *
One Rand 1973 (Silver)	31,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1973 *
One Rand 1974 South African Mint	35,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1974 *
One Rand 1975 (Silver)	38,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1975 *
One Rand 1976 (Silver)	41,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1976 *
One Rand 1977 (Silver)	19,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1977 *
One Rand 1977	29,871,010	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1977 *
One Rand 1978 (Silver)	17,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1978 *
One Rand 1978	12,021,010	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1978 *
One Rand 1979 (Silver)	15,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1979 *
One Rand 1979 Diederichs	13,466,005		SUID-AFRIKA SOUTH AFRICA * 1979 *
One Rand 1980 (Silver)	15,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1980 *
One Rand 1980	2,690,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1980 *
One Rand 1981 (Silver)	12,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1981 *
One Rand 1981	2,035,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1981 *
One Rand 1982 (Silver)	10,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1982 *
One Rand 1982 Vorster	7,685,015		SUID-AFRIKA SOUTH AFRICA * 1982 *
One Rand 1983 (Silver)	14,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1983 *
One Rand 1983	7,182,010	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1983 *
One Rand 1984 (Silver)	11,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1984 *
One Rand 1984	5,747,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1984 *
One Rand 1985 Parliament	34,731	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA · SOUTH AFRICA · 1985
One Rand 1985 Viljoen	3,992,859		SUID-AFRIKA SOUTH AFRICA * 1985 *
One Rand 1986 Year of Disabled People	6,155	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1986 *
One Rand 1986 Johannesburg	33,867	Coat of Arms of South Africa	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1986 *
One Rand 1986	1,577,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1986 *
One Rand 1987 (Silver)	17,526	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1987 *
One Rand 1987	12,158,781	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1987 *
One Rand 1988 Bartolomeu Dias	16,731	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1988 *
One Rand 1988 Huguenots	14,525	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1988 *
One Rand 1988 Great Trek	14,798	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1988 *
One Rand 1988 (Silver)	7,271	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1988 *
One Rand 1988	21,342,250	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1988 *
One Rand 1989 (Silver)	18,684	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1989 *
One Rand 1989	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1989 *
One Rand 1990 (Silver)	10,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1990 *
One Rand 1990 Botha (Nickel)	25,338,000		SUID-AFRIKA SOUTH AFRICA * 1990 *
One Rand 1990 Botha (Copper)	22,469		SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA 1990
One Rand 1990 (mint sets only)	12,230	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA 1990
One Rand 1991	20,792,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA 1991
One Rand 1992	59,596,087	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA 1992
One Rand 1993	37,995,692	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA 1993
One Rand 1994	54,645,590	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA 1994
One Rand 1995	28,026,293	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA 1995
One Rand 1996	22,016,503	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA 1996
One Rand 1997	38,887,111	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA 1997
One Rand 1998	11,007,538	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA 1998
One Rand 1999	12,009,299	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA 1999
One Rand 2000 (Old CoA)	35,011,470	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910	SUID-AFRIKA 2000
One Rand 2000 (New CoA)	35,000,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa	SUID-AFRIKA 2000
One Rand 2001	1,200,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa	SUID-AFRIKA 2001
One Rand 2002 Johannesburg World Summit	5,000,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Suid-Afrika 2002 Afrika Borwa
One Rand 2002	5,003,250	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Suid-Afrika 2002 Afrika Borwa
One Rand 2003	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	uMzantsi Afrika 2003 Suid-Afrika
One Rand 2004	51,474,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa	iNingizimu Afrika 2004 uMzantsi Afrika
One Rand 2005	20,641,944	Coat of Arms of South Africa	iSewula Afrika 2005 iNingizimu Afrika
One Rand 2006	5,040,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Afurika Tshipembe 2006 iSewula Afrika
One Rand 2007	61,301,280	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Ningizimu Afrika 2007 Afurika Tshipembe
One Rand 2008	92,161,563	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Afrika-Dzonga 2008 Ningizimu Afrika
One Rand 2009	31,680,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa	South Africa 2009 Afrika-Dzonga
One Rand 2010	45,120,000	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Aforika Borwa 2010 South Africa
One Rand 2011	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Afrika Borwa 2011 Aforika Borwa
One Rand 2012	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Aforika Borwa 2012 South Africa
One Rand 2013	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Afrika Borwa 2013 Aforika Borwa
One Rand 2014	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Suid-Afrika 2014 Afrika Borwa
One Rand 2015	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	uMzantsi Afrika 2015 Suid-Afrika
One Rand 2016	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	iNingizimu Afrika 2016 uMzantsi Afrika
One Rand 2017	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	iSewula Afrika 2017 iNingizimu Afrika
One Rand 2018	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Afurika Tshipembe 2018 iSewula Afrika
One Rand 2019	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Ningizimu Afrika 2019 Afurika Tshipembe
One Rand 2020	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Afrika-Dzonga 2020 Ningizimu Afrika
One Rand 2021	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	South Africa 2021 Afrika-Dzonga
One Rand 2022	unknown	Coat of Arms of South Africa	Aforika Borwa 2022 South Africa

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One Rand 1981: Details

Country	South Africa
Currency	Rand
Coin Type	One Rand, Nickel
Issued	1981
Symbol	Coat of Arms of South Africa, 1910
Face Value	1 (x Rand)
Circulation Mintage	2,035,000 (2.0 million)
Total Mintage	2,035,000 (2.0 million)
Current	No; withdrawn 1991
Material	Nickel
Designer	Jan van Zyl, Tommy Sasseen
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	31.0000 mm
Thickness	2.2000 mm
Mass	12.0000 g
OCC ID	BYNK-EDDC-GMZN-EPQM

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One Rand 1981: Photos

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One Rand 1981: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	South Africa KM# 88a
Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns	Hern# D258
Schön, Weltmünzkatalog	Schön# 127

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