Quarter Penny, South Africa, 1956, Brass
South Africa, 1956, Quarter Penny or Farthing 1953 to 1960 Queen Elizabeth II Series
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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Description
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 |
Product Details
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