Twenty Cent, South Africa, 1973, Nickel
South Africa, 1973, Twenty Cent, Nickel, Republic of South Africa(RSA) Series, Second decimal Series(1965 to 1989)
Coin Specifications
Country | South Africa | |
Year | 1973(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 | Coat of Arms Lettering: SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1973 * | |
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 | / |
