
Shilling, South Africa, 1955, Silver
South Africa, 1955, Silver One Shilling, Queen Elizabeth II(1953 to 1960)
Security policy
Delivery policy
Terms and Conditions
Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs (1903–1978) served as the third State President of South Africa from 1975 to 1978.
Country | South Africa | |
Year | 1979 (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 | Lourens de Lange(LDL) | |
Reverse Design | Jan van Zyl (JVZ) | |
Shape | Round | |
Demonetized | Yes, last issue was in 1990 | |
Obverse |
Portrait of President Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs Lettering: SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1979 * | |
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 |
South Africa, 1955, Silver One Shilling, Queen Elizabeth II(1953 to 1960)
Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek(ZAR), Five Shillings(Crown), 1892, Single Shaft(SS), Silver, President Kruger Series
South Africa, 1923, Silver One Shilling, King George V Series(1923 to 1936)
South Africa, 1955, Gold Ten Shillings, Queen Elizabeth(1953 to 1960)
South Africa, 1929, Gold Pound, King George V(1923 to 1932)
Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek(ZAR), 2 ½ Shillings(Halfcrown), 1897, Silver, President Kruger Series(1892 to 1897).
South Africa, 1949, Threepence(1937 to 1952), King George VI Series – Silver Threepence(Tickey)
South Africa, 1943, Silver One Shilling, King George VI Series(1937 to 1952)