South Africa, 2003 AD., Republic, South African Mint, 1 Rand, KM 332.
South Africa, Republic, engravers: Arthur Sutherland (obv.) and Linda Lotriet, South African Mint Company (Pty.) Ltd., 2003 AD.,
1 Rand (ø 20 mm / 3,94 g), nickel plated copper (magnetic, 92-94% copper, 6-8% nickel), 4,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage ? , axis medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), edge reeded in segments,
Obv.: 2003 / uMzantsi Afrika - SUID-AFRIKA / !KE E: /XARRA //KE / ALS , date above South Africa coat of arms, at base motto "diverse people united" in Bochimans; country name in Xhosa and Afrikaans flanking, engraver´s initials below.
Rev.: 1 RAND / SOLI DEO GLORIA / LL , Springbok (an Antelope, Antidorcas marsupialis) leaping r., motto "Soli Deo gloria" ("Glory to God alone“ – or “Glory to the only God"), segment of soil with grass and engraver´s initials below.
KM 332 ; Hern Ng16 ; Schön 337 .
Year / Mintage
2003 / ?
2003 / ? BU Set
2003 2.909 Proof
For the motto Soli Deo gloria:
This is a Latin term for Glory to God alone. It has been used by artists like Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Christoph Graupner to signify that the work was produced for the sake of praising God. The phrase has become one of the five solas propounded to summarise the Reformers' basic beliefs during the Protestant Reformation. As a doctrine, it means that everything that is done is for God's glory to the exclusion of mankind's self-glorification and pride. Christians are to be motivated and inspired by God's glory and not their own.
More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soli_Deo_gloria