One Cent, South Africa, 1973, Bronze

Country

South Africa

Year

1973 (1965 to 1989)

Value

One Cent, 1 Cent, 1c

Metal

Bronze(Copper 0.950, Tin 0.05, Zinc 0.045)

Weight

3.00gm

Diameter

19.05mm

Thickness

1.57mm

Obverse Design

Tommy Sasseen (TS)

Reverse Design

Tommy Sasseen(TS)

Shape

Round

Demonetized

Yes,  in
  1989

Obverse

 Coat of Arms

Lettering:  

SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA

* 1973 *

Reverse

Two Sparrows

Lettering:

1 c

Edge

Reeded

Mintage

Mintage

Proof Mintage

1965 A

1,031

185

1965 E

26,168

24,988

1966 A

50,181,999

50,156,926

1966 E

50,156,926

/

1967 A

21,138,532

25,000

1967 E

21,113,532

/

1968 A

6,000,000

/

1968 E

6,025,000

25,000

1969 A

19,196,402

12,000

1969 E

10,196,402

/

1970

37,081,679

10,000

1971

34,065,098

12,000

1972

35,672,000

10,000

1973

35,908,553

10,850

1974

54,964,730

15,000

1975

63,000,000

18,000

1976

91,881,000

21,000

1977

72,463,000

19,000

1978

70,169,000

17,000

1979

70,279,000

15,000

1980

63,447,000

15,000

1981

63,474,000

10,000

1982

145,988,000

12,000

1983

182,12,270

14,135

1984

107,191,375

11,250

1985

186,061,944

9,859

1986

169,750,200

7,000

1987

120,680,781

6,781

1988

260,405,082

7,250

1989

337,812,721

9,571