Ten Cent(Afrikaans), South Africa, 1965, Nickel
South Africa, 1965, Ten Cent, Afrikaans, Nickel, Republic of South Africa(RSA) Series, Second decimal Series(1965 to 1989)
Jan Anthoniszoon Van Riebeeck(Jan van Riebeeck) was born on the 21th April 1619 in Culemborg, Netherlands and died on the 18th January 1677 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies(now called Jakarta, Indon). He was a Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town in 1652.
Coin Specifications
Country | South Africa | |
Year | 1965(1965-1969) | |
Value | 10c, 10 Cent, ten cent | |
Metal | Nickel Fine | |
Weight | 4.00gm | |
Diameter | 20.70mm | |
Thickness | 1.72mm | |
Obverse Design | Tommy Sasseen (TS) | |
Reverse Design | Tommy Sasseen(TS) | |
Shape | Round | |
Demonetized | Yes, last issue was in 1989 | |
Obverse | Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck (1619-1677), Dutch Colonial Administrator and founder of Cape Town. Lettering: SUID-AFRIKA 1965 | |
Reverse | The Aloe Plant (Common name is Aloe Vera. This plant isa lasting, succulent plant and can grow to four feet tall. It has tough, fleshy, spear like leaves that can grow up to 36 inches long) Lettering: 10 | |
Edge | Smooth | |
Mintage | ||
Mintage | Proof Mintage | |
1965E | 29,210,148 | / |
1965A | 29,235,221 | 24,988 |
1966E | 3,709,767 | 25,000 |
1966A | 3,684,767 | / |
1967E | 75,336 | 25,000 |
1967A | 50,336 | / |
1968E | 50,000 | / |
1968A | 75,000 | 25,000 |
1969E | 557,653 | 12,000 |
1969A | 557,653 | / |
1970 | 7,607,782 | 10,000 |
1971 | 6,452,233 | 12,000 |
1972 | 10,037,729 | 10,000 |
1973 | 1,770,351 | 10,850 |
1974 | 9,911,600 | 15,000 |
1975 | 13,000,000 | 18,000 |
1976 | 31,006,878 | 21,000 |
1977 | 28,870,157 | 19,000 |
1978 | 25,026,000 | 17,000 |
1979 | 5,058,590 | 15,000 |
1980 | 5,054,671 | 15,000 |
1981 | 9,633,850 | 10,000 |
1982 | 15,840,212 | 12,000 |
1983 | 26,536,514 | 14,135 |
1984 | 35,501,069 | 11,250 |
1985 | 29,289,658 | 9,859 |
1986 | 25,496,200 | 7,000 |
1987 | 43,240,781 | 6,781 |
1988 | 48,920,030 | 7,250 |
1989 | 73,241,721 | 9,571 |
