
Zimbabwe - 1989-1999 - Great Zimbabwe Bird - 1 Cent
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1989-1999 - Great Zimbabwe Bird - 1 Cent Coin Composition | |||||||||||||||||||
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Metal | USD/Pound | USD/Troy Ounce | USD/Gram | Grams/Coin | USD/Coin |
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Copper | $2.091 | $0.143 | $0.005 | 0.149 g | $0.001 |
Tin | $6.619 | $0.454 | $0.015 | 0.0894 g | $0.001 |
Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For Each Coin: | $0.002 | ||||
Combined Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For 2 Coins: | $0.004 |
YEAR | IMG | COIN NAME | COIN GRADE |
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1997 |
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Zimbabwe Cent | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1997 |
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Zimbabwe Cent | OFCC:UNGRADED |

COIN TYPE DESCRIPTION | |
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Region: | Zimbabwe |
Category: | 1 Cent |
Coin Type: | 1989-1999 - Great Zimbabwe Bird - 1 Cent |
Years Minted: | 1989-1999 |
Mint Marks: | |
Denomination: | 1c |
Obverse Design: | The Zimbabwe soapstone bird, based on a totem found at the Zimbabwe ruins and now in the National Museum. |
Obverse Designer: | Barry Stanton |
Reverse Design: | Garland of leaves of the flame lily, the national flower. |
Reverse Designer: | Jeff Huntly |
1989-1999 - Great Zimbabwe Bird - 1 Cent
Zimbabwe 1 cent coins were minted when the country attained Independence. These coins were issued in 1981 with an obverse impression of a Zimbabwe bird Coins are minted according to demand, so they bear the date of the year of their issue. The one-cent coin was changed from the original bronze to copper-plated steel in 1988. REF KM#1a CENT ISBN Source: 1440229627, 9781440229626 Weight: 2.9800 g. Metal Composition: Bronze Plated Steel Diameter: 18.45 mm Obverse: Bird statue above date. Reverse: Denomination with wreath. Edge: Plain REF Zimbabwe 1 Cent Source: en.numista.com KM# 1a Features Country Zimbabwe Years 1989-1999 Value 1 Cent (0.01 ZWD) Metal Bronze plated Steel Weight 3 g Diameter 18.45 mm Thickness 1.5 mm Engravers Barry Stanton (obverse) J. Huntly (reverse) Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized yes Edge: Reeded REF |
Precious Metals: packetizer
Base Metals Last Updated: 09-01-2016