Country	South Africa
Year	1983(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* * 1983 *
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	/

Twenty Cent, South Africa, 1983, Nickel