Half Cent, South Africa, 1979, Bronze
South Africa, COMMEMORATIVE, 1979, Half Cent, Bronze, Republic of South Africa Series(1965 to 1989), The end of Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs' presidency.
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Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs (1903–1978) served as the third State President of South Africa from 1975 to 1978.
Coin Specifications
Country | South Africa | |
Year | 1979 (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 | Lourens de Lange(LDL) | |
Reverse Design | Tommy Sasseen(TS) | |
Shape | Round | |
Demonetized | Yes, in 1983 | |
Obverse |
1979 – Portrait of President Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs Lettering: SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1979 * | |
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 |
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