Twenty Cent(English), South Africa, 1966, Nickel
South Africa, 1966, Twenty Cent, English, Nickel, Republic of South Africa(RSA) Series, Second decimal Series(1965 to 1990)
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 | 1966(1965-1990) | |
Value | 20c, 20 cent, Twenty cent | |
Metal | Nickel Fine | |
Weight | 6.00gm | |
Diameter | 24.21mm | |
Thickness | 1.84mm | |
Obverse Design | Tommy Sasseen (TS) | |
Reverse Design | Tommy Sasseen(TS) | |
Shape | Round | |
Last issue of series | 1990 | |
Obverse | Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck (1619-1677), Dutch Colonial Administrator and founder of Cape Town. Lettering: SOUTH AFRICA 1966 | |
Reverse | King Protea Flower(Protea cynaroides). Honoured as the national flower in South Africa. Sometimes also called sugarbushes or Grootsuikerkan. Lettering: 20 | |
Edge | Smooth | |
Mintage | Proof Mintage | |
1965E | 29,235,221 | 24,988 |
1965A | 29,210,148 | / |
1966E | 4,048,544 | / |
1966A | 4,073,544 | 25,000 |
1967E | 57,854 | / |
1967A | 82,854 | 25,000 |
1968E | 75,000 | 25,000 |
1968A | 50,000 | / |
1969E | 9,052 | / |
1969A | 21,052 | 12,000 |
1970 | 24,050 | 10,000 |
1971 | 5,904,843 | 12,000 |
1972 | 9,079,092 | 10,000 |
1973 | 30,850 | 10,850 |
1974 | 2,450,792 | 15,000 |
1975 | 13,000,000 | 18,000 |
1976 | 18,847,062 | 21,000 |
1977 | 30,688,644 | 19,000 |
1978 | 10,067,539 | 17,000 |
1979 | 5,047,267 | 15,000 |
1980 | 13,350,419 | 15,000 |
1981 | 8,564,000 | 10,000 |
1982 | 18,116,621 | 12,000 |
1983 | 25,708,761 | 14,135 |
1984 | 31,643,424 | 11,250 |
1985 | 29,348,637 | 9,859 |
1986 | 11,424,200 | 7,000 |
1987 | 36,910,781 | 6,781 |
1988 | 48,665,032 | 7,250 |
1989 | 57,261,721 | 9,571 |
1990 | 98,512,000 | / |
