aboutfarthings.co.uk Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 All, Does anyone know what plant the cape sparrows are perched on in the design of a South African farthing, I have looked but without success!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topher Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 And here I was going to recommend you to a website. Then I noticed it was YOURS!!!! Sorry, can't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboutfarthings.co.uk Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 And here I was going to recommend you to a website. Then I noticed it was YOURS!!!! Sorry, can't help. Lol!! I am in the process of building the "overseas section", and seem to be having some difficulty finding this information to describe the reverse of the coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Goodluck colin it is a big haul of overseas fathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Colin, I don't have one myself, if you can post a picture here or on your own site, I will see what I can find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboutfarthings.co.uk Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Colin, I don't have one myself, if you can post a picture here or on your own site, I will see what I can find out Thanks for the offer, I suppose a pic would help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I have sent my friend in South Africa an email with your question already, I hope to receive an answer soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Can be this one: http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/symbols/tree.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboutfarthings.co.uk Posted April 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Can be this one:http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/symbols/tree.htm Thanks for all the effort folks!! i have had someone on another forum suggest that it may be a "sweet thorn plant". The image that was provided does seem to match the design of the coin. Trantor it would be brilliant if your friend could confirm this as being the correct plant, I appreciate your efforts. Banivechi, thanks for your work in trying to locate the variety in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco van Niekerk Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Hi there. The farthing or "oortjie" is my favourite coin. The sparrows sits on a Sweet Thorn Tree (Acacia Karroo). The sparrows refers to Mat 10:29. The verse is significant for the women and children that was in the Bethulie concentration camp during the Anglo Boer war 1899-1902. To my knowledge, the SA farthing is the only coin the world that refers to a verse in the Bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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