Half Cent, South Africa, 1976, Bronze

South Africa, 1976, Half Cent, Bronze, Portrait of President Jacobus Johannes('Jim') Fouche, Republic of South Africa Series (1965 to 1989)

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Jacobus Johannes ('Jim') Fouché born in the Boer republic of the Orange Free state in 1898 and died in 1980). He served as the second President of South Africa from 1968 to 1975. He was the only state president that served his full seven-year term of office.

Coin Specifications

Country	South Africa
Year	1976 (1970 to 1983)
Value	Half Cent, ½ Cent, ½ c
Metal	Bronze(Copper 0.950, Tin 0.05, Zinc 0.045)
Weight	2.00gm
Diameter	16.21mm
Thickness	1.47mm
Obverse Design	Jean Baptiste Buisset(JB)
Reverse Design	Tommy Sasseen(TS)
Shape	Round
Demonetized	Yes, in 1983
Obverse	Portrait of President Jacobus Johannes Fouche *Lettering:* SUID-AFRIKA SOUTH AFRICA* * 1976 *
Reverse	*Two Sparrows* *Lettering:* ½
Edge	Coarsely Reeded
Mintage
	Mintage	Proof Mintage
1970	45,375,363	10,000
1971	32,000	12,000
1972	20,000	10,000
1973	30,850	10,850
1974	35,000	15,000
1975	38,000	18,000
1976	41,000	21,000
1977	39,000	19,000
1978	37,000	17,000
1979	35,000	15,000
1980	15,000	15,000
1981	10,000	10,000
1982	12,000	12,000
1983	14,135	14,135