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You are asking about a One Penny coin from South Africa (KM#46). It is 30.8mm in diameter, weighs 9.6 grams, and is made of bronze. The obverse (front) bears a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right and the words "Elizabeth II REGINA" (Latin for "Elizabeth the Second, Queen") around the rim. The reverse (back) bears an image of the sailing ship "Dromedaris" (one of the five ships that came with Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 when he established the Cape Town, the first permanent European settlement in South Africa, for the Dutch) with the denomination ("1 D" which is an abbreviation for the Latin meaning "One Penny") below, the date ("1954") above, "SOUTH AFRICA" to the right and "SUID-AFRIKA" (Afrikaans for "South Africa") to the left. There were 6,665,000 such coins produced in for circulation in 1954, as well as an additional 3,150 in Proof for collectors.

According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, an example is worth US$1 in Fine condition, US$2 in Very Fine condition, US$5 in Extremely Fine condition, US$10 in Uncirculated condition, and US$15 in Proof.

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