facing crowned bust with sceptre each side
metal starvation showing on obverse at bridge of nose due to the depth of pellet engraved on reverse die
Davies 1221
thicker blank (Eimer 123
stylised interpretation of the Royal Coat of Arms
South Africa, 1902 'Veld' Pond, UNC cleaned, only 986 struck facing crowned bust with sceptreSOUTH AFRICA. Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek, Gold Veldt Pond, 1902, struck by hand at Pilgrims Rest, by acting Mint Master P J Kloppers, ZAR in script, date below, rev. inverted die axis, EEN POND in two lines, raised rim both sides, edge milled, weight 8. 04g (Hern Z54; KM 11; Fr 4; Kaplan 23). Lightly toned, though once cleaned, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as UNC details cleaned, very rare.