OFS & Cape of Good Hope Patterns
ORANGE FREE STATE/ORANJE VRYJSTAAT PATTERNS, 1874
Comments
| Obverse: | (1) | Tree of liberty (orange tree). On either side and below the tree are ‘bugle horns’. |
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| Inscription: | (A TINY FACE) ORANJE VRIJSTAAT (A TINY LION) [mint marks?] | |
| Reverse: | (1) | Inscription enclosed within laurel wreath tied with ribbon below. |
| Inscription: | EEN (above) PENNY (centre) 1874 (below) MUNTSPROEVE (below wreath) |
| Date | No. | Description | Edge | Mintage | Proof | |
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| 1874 | O1 | Bronze 1D | Smooth | 100 est. | Nil | This reverse was also used to strike T23. (see Transvaal Patterns) |
| 1874 | O2 | Bronze 1D | Unknown | 50 est. | Nil | Same dies used to strike O1 & O2. O2 struck on treble thick flan. Obverse 1 and Reverse 1. |
| 1874 | O3 | Bronze 1D | Smooth | N/A | N/A | This coin reported to have the same design as that used to strike the 1888 Penny. |
| 1874 | O18 | Bronze 2D Mule | N/A | N/A | N/A | This bronze coin is thought to be unique and is struck with the Transvaal reverse of T19 & the Free State obverse of O1. |
ORANGE FREE STATE/ORANJE VRYJSTAAT PATTERNS, 1887
Comments
| Obverse: | (2) | Obverse : Indented top & sides of the shield. Tree of liberty(flat topped) within shield. On either side of tree & below tree are ‘bugle horns’. Shield flanked left by palm tree branch and right by laurel branch. Tied at the bottom with a ribbon. |
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| Inscription: | GEDULD EN MOED (motto below shield on ribband) ORANJE VRYSTAAT (above) 1887 (below) | |
| Reverse: | (2) | Laurel wreath encircling inscription tied at the bottom with a ribbon. |
| Inscription: | 1 (above) KROON (centre) underlined – LLC- ESSAY below wreath. | |
| (2B) | ESSAY below wreath removed. | |
| (2C) | LLC & ESSAY below wreath removed. | |
| Reverse: | (3) | Overstamped with the British East Africa Co. stamp. B.E.A.C. (dated) 1888. |
| Date | No. | Description | Edge | Mintage | Proof | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | O4 | Silver 5/- | Reeded | 3 est. | Nil | Obverse 2 & Reverse 2. We believe that only three pieces exist. |
| 1887 | O5 | Silver 5/- | Reeded | 10 est. | Nil | Obverse 2 & Reverse 3. Overstruck with BEAC stamp and could have been used as currency. We believe that less than 10 pieces exist |
| 1887 | O6B | Silver 5/- | Reeded | 1 Known | Nil | The word ESSAY has been removed from the coin!! Reverse 2B. |
| 1887 | O6C | Silver 5/- | Reeded | 1 Known | Nil | Baldwins collection. Reeding very fine and the -LLC- ESSAY removed from coin not the die!! Reverse 2C. |
| 1887 | O7 | Fine Lead 5/- | Reeded | Unknown | Nil |
ORANGE FREE STATE/ORANJE VRYJSTAAT PATTERNS, 1888 TYPE1.
Comments
| ALL COIN STRUCK | ||
| Obverse: | (1) | (3) On a plain shield between three ‘bugle horns’, two in chief and one in base, a circle, in the upper two thirds a tree of liberty (orange tree) between three sheep left, and a lion, right. In the lower third an ox-wagon facing left.Shield flanked left by palm branch and right by laurel branch. Tied at the bottom with a ribbon. Below shield on a ribbon the motto GEDULD EN MOED. |
| Inscription: | * ORANJE VRYJSTAAT * (above) 1888 (below wreath) | |
| Reverse: | (4) | Oak branch left & laurel branch right flanking inscription. Tied at the bottom with a ribbon. |
| Inscription: | 1 (above) PENNY (centre) underlined V (below wreath) PROBABLY ALL STRUCK AT THE BERLIN MINT. |
| Date | No. | Description | Edge | Mintage | Proof | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | O8 | Bronze 1D (2.06mm thick) | Smooth | Nil | Struck on thick blank | |
| 1888 | O9 | Bronze 1D (2.41mm thick) | Smooth | Nil | Struck on thick blank | |
| 1888 | O10 | Bronze 1D (thickness unknown) | Smooth | Nil | Struck on treble thick blank | |
| 1888 | O11 | Nickel Plated 1D | Smooth | Nil | From O8 to O13 all struck from same dies. Obverse 3 & Reverse 4. | |
| 1888 | O12 | Alum. 1D | Smooth | Nil | From O8 to O13 all struck from same dies. Obverse 3 & Reverse 4. | |
| 1888 | O13 | Silver 1D (2/6?) | Smooth | Nil | From O8 to O13 all struck from same dies. Obverse 3 & Reverse 4. |
ORANGE FREE STATE/ORANJE VRYJSTAAT PATTERNS, 1888 TYPE 2
Comments
| Obverse: | (4) | Indented top and sides of shield. Tree of liberty within shield. Three “bugle horns”, one either side and below the tree. Shield flanked, left with a palm branch and right with a laurel branch. Below shield on a ribbon the motto GEDULD EN MOED |
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| Inscription: | * ORANJE VRYJSTAAT * (above) 1888 (below wreath) | |
| Reverse: | (5) | Laurel Wreath enclosing inscription. |
| Inscription: | 1 (above) PENNY (in centre & larger script than that used in Reverse 4. LLC (in smalls in design underlining the word penny) |
| Date | No. | Description | Edge | Mintage | Proof | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | O14 | Bronze 1D | Smooth | 100 est. | Nil | Both O14 & O15 were struck using the same dies. Obverse 4 & Reverse 4. |
| 1888 | O15 | Nickel Plated 1D | Smooth | 20 est. | Nil | Both O14 & O15 were struck using the same dies. Obverse 4 & Reverse 4. |
| 1888 | O16 | Bronze 1D | Smooth | 100 est. | Nil | Both O16 & O17 were struck using the same dies. Obverse 4 & Reverse 5. |
| 1888 | O17 | Nickel Plated 1D | Smooth | 20 est. | Nil | Both O16 & O17 were struck using the same dies. Obverse 4 & Reverse 5. |
| 1888 | O18 | Mule Pattern 2D | Smooth | 1 Reported | Nil |
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE PATTERNS 1889
Comments
| Obverse: | (1) | Young Head of Queen Victoria facing left. |
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| Inscription: | VICTORIA D: G: BRITTANIAR: REG: F: D: NB! The colons are close to the letters in the legend and the bump in the hairline, caused by the ribbon, is midway between the T & A in the inscription. |
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| Obverse: | (2) | Young Head of Queen Victoria facing left. |
| Inscription: | VICTORIA D: G: BRITTANIAR: REG: F: D: NB! The colons are midway between the letters in the legend and the bump in the hairline, caused by the ribbon, in the hairline is midway between the I & T in the legend. |
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| Reverse: | (1) | Cape of Good Hope Arms. On a plain shield a lion rampant between the three annulets, in chief three roundels each charged with a fleur de lis. Crest: the seated female figure of Hope with a lamb and and anchor at her feet. The shield supported by two mythological antelope (supposed to be a black wildebeestleft and a gemsbok right). Below on a ribbon intertwined with laurel sprays, the motto Spes Bona. THE LONG HORN TYPE, where the horns of the right hand antelope protude deep into the legend between the D&H and the head of hope is between the G & O in the inscription. |
| Reverse: | (1) | Cape of Good Hope Arms. Similar to above but the horns and manes of the supporters differ, the distance of the inscription from the pearled border differs as does the figure of Hope. THE SHORT HORN TYPE, where the horns of the right hand antelope protude into the legend almost touching the H and the head of Hope is directly below the first O of GOOD in the inscription |
| Inscription: | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE(above) 1889 (below) |
| Date | No. | Description | Edge | Mintage | Proof | |
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| 1889 | C1 | Silver 2/6 | Smooth | 5 est. | Nil | C1 & C2 struck with the same dies. Obverse 2 & Reverse 2. |
| 1889 | C2 | Bronze 1D | Smooth | 100 est. | Nil | C1 & C2 struck with the same dies. Obverse 2 & Reverse 2. |
| 1889 | C3 | Nickel Plated 1D | Smooth | 20 est. | Nil | C3 struck with Obverse 2 & Reverse 1. |
| 1889 | C4 | Bronze 1D | Smooth | 100 est. | Nil | From C4 to C7 all struck with the same dies. Obverse 3 & Reverse 1. |
| 1889 | C5 | Nickel Plated 1D | Smooth | 20 est. | Nil | From C4 to C7 all struck with the same dies. Obverse 3 & Reverse 1. |
| 1889 | C6 | Alum. 1D | Smooth | Unknown | Nil | From C4 to C7 all struck with the same dies. Obverse 3 & Reverse 1. |
| 1889 | C7 | Tin 1D | Smooth | Unknown | Nil | From C4 to C7 all struck with the same dies. Obverse 3 & Reverse 1. |
| 1889 | C8 | Bronze 1D | Smooth | 20 est. | Nil | COLONS MIDWAY BETWEEN WORDS. Struck with Obverse 2 & Reverse 2. |
| 1889 | C9 | Bronze 1D | Smooth | Unknown | Nil | OBVERSE DIES AS GRIQUATOWN Obverse 1 & Reverse 2. Thick Flan. |
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