Two Cent, South Africa, 1979, Bronze
South Africa, COMMEMORATIVE, 1979, Two Cent, Bronze, Republic of South Africa Series(1965 to 1990), 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 (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 |
