Two Cent(English), South Africa, 1968, Bronze
South Africa, 1968, Two Cent, English, Bronze, President Charles Swart, Republic of South Africa Series (1965 to 1990)
Charles Robberts Swart (CR Swart) was born on the 5th December 1894 and died on the 16th July 1982. He served as the last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1960 to 1961. He filled the position of first State President of the Republic of South Africa from 1961 to 1967.
Coin Specifications
Country | South Africa | |
Year | 1968E (1965 to 1990) | |
Value | Two Cent, 2 Cent, 2c | |
Metal | Bronze(Copper 0.950, Tin 0.05, Zinc 0.045) | |
Weight | 4.00gm | |
Diameter | 22.45mm | |
Thickness | 1.71mm | |
Obverse Design | Tommy Sasseen (TS) | |
Reverse Design | Jan van Zyl (JVZ) | |
Shape | Round | |
Demonetized | Yes, last issue was in 1990 | |
Obverse |
Portrait of President CR Swart
Lettering: SOUTH AFRICA 1968 | |
Reverse | Black Wildebeest – The Black Wildebeest is featured on the reverse site of the coin. This animal is endemic to the Southern Parts of Africa. Lettering: 2 C | |
Edge | Coarsely Reeded | |
Mintage | ||
| Mintage | Proof Mintage |
1965E | 29,886,870 | / |
1965A | 29,911,943 | 24,988 |
1966E | 9,292,412 | 25,000 |
1966A | 9,267,412 | / |
1967E | 11,886,865 | 25,000 |
1967A | 11,861,865 | / |
1968E | 5,500,000 | / |
1968A | 5,525,000 | 25,000 |
1969E | 5,828,580 | 12,000 |
1969A | 5,816,580 | 12,000 |
1970 | 35,226,913 | 10,000 |
1971 | 24,105,086 | 12,000 |
1972 | 7,313,608 | 10,000 |
1973 | 18,695,615 | 10,850 |
1974 | 25,315,507 | 15,000 |
1975 | 25,000,000 | 18,000 |
1976 | 51,494,572 | 21,000 |
1977 | 45,135,000 | 19,000 |
1978 | 50,544,000 | 17,000 |
1979 | 40,058,000 | 15,000 |
1980 | 37,810,000 | 15,000 |
1981 | 79,380,000 | 10,000 |
1982 | 53,996,000 | 12,000 |
1983 | 112,616,270 | 14,135 |
1984 | 101,533,375 | 11,250 |
1985 | 102,728,359 | 9,859 |
1986 | 68,310,200 | 7,100 |
1987 | 104,987,781 | 6,781 |
1988 | 195,149,030 | 7,250 |
1989 | 213,638,721 | 9,571 |
1990 | 215,192,000 | None |
