Twenty Cent, South Africa, 1974, Nickel

Country

South Africa

Year

1974(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

* 1974 *

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

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