Coert Steynberg

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Coert Steynberg (born 1905, died 1982) was a sculptor and coin designer from South Africa. He is best remembered for sculpting the statue of Paul Kruger, which is in the Kruger National Park. His most famous coin design is the pronking springbok reverse design that was first used on the 5 shillings that commemorates the 1947 Royal Visit to southern Africa by the British Royal Family. The pronking springbok design was reused on the 5 shilling and 50 cents crowns from 1948 to 1964, the gold 1/2 Pound and 1 Pound coins of the 1952-60 issues, the gold 1 Rand and 2 Rand of the 1961-83 issues, and on the Krugerrand medal-coin issues that have been issued since 1967.