South Africa, 1965 AD., Republic, 1 Cent, KM 65.1.

South Africa, Republic, engraver: T. Sasseen, 1965 AD.,
1 Cent (19 mm / 3,01 g), bronze, English legend type, mintage 26.000 for circulation, 25.000 in proof quality,
Obv.: SOUTH AFRICA 1965 / T.S. , portrait of Jan van Riebeeck r. Engraver´s initials behind.
Rev.: 1 c / T.S. , two cape sparrows sitting on branches below value. Engraver´s initials r. below branch.
KM 65.1 .

Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (April 21, 1619, Culemborg, Gelderland – Batavia (now renamed Jakarta) on the island of Java, January 18, 1677) was a Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town.In 1651 he was requested to undertake the command of the initial Dutch settlement in the future South Africa.
He landed three ships (Drommedaris, Reijger, and Goede Hoop) at the future Cape Town on 6 April 1652 and fortified the site as a way-station for the VOC trade route between the Netherlands and the East Indies. The Walvisch and the Oliphant arrived later, having had 130 burials at sea.
Van Riebeeck was Commander of the Cape from 1652 to 1662; he was charged with building a fort, with improving the natural anchorage at Table Bay, planting fruit and vegetables and obtaining livestock from the indigenous Khoi people. In the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town there is a Wild Almond hedge still surviving, that was planted on his orders as a barrier. The initial fort, named Fort de Goede Hoop ('Fort of Good Hope') was made of mud, clay and timber, and had four corners or bastions. This first fort should not be confused with Redoubt Duijnhoop or the Cape Town Castle. The Castle, built between 1664 and 1679, several years after Van Riebeeck's departure, has five bastions and is made of brick, stone and cement.

The Cape Sparrow or Mossie (Passer melanurus) is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family. Brightly coloured and distinctive, it is coloured grey, brown, and chestnut, with some black and white markings on the male. It is found in southern Africa, where it inhabits savanna, cultivated areas, and towns.