Fifty Cent(English), South Africa, 1969, Nickel

South Africa, 1969, Fifty Cent, English, Nickel, Republic of South Africa(RSA) Series, Second decimal Series(1965 to 1990)

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Jan Anthoniszoon Van Riebeeck(Jan van Riebeeck) was born on the 21th April 1619 in Culemborg, Netherlands and died on the 18^th 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	1969(1965-1990)
Value	50c, 50 cent, Fifty cent
Metal	Nickel Fine
Weight	9.50gm
Diameter	27.85mm
Thickness	2.21mm
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 1969
Reverse	*Variety of flowers (*Three flowers; From Left to right are An Arum Lily, An African Lily and the Strelitzia (Strelitzia Reginae) also referred to as the Bird-of-Paradise). All these flowers are instinctive to South Africa. *Lettering:* 50
Edge	Smooth
	Mintage	Proof Mintage
1965E	/	Between 30 and 50
1965A	27,909	24,988
1966E	8,081,408	25,000
1966A	8,056,408	/
1967E	76,814	25,000
1967A	51,814	/
1968E	750,000	/
1968A	775,000	25,000
1969E	19,968	12,000
1969A	7,968	/
1970	4,107,722	10,000
1971	5,074,399	12,000
1972	781,475	10,000
1973	1,054,298	10,850
1974	1,956,808	15,000
1975	4,906,000	18,000
1976	9,653,329	21,000
1977	10,215,245	19,000
1978	5,088,029	17,000
1979	5,065,622	15,000
1980	4,282,987	15,000
1981	5,711,455	10,000
1982	2,103,721	12,000
1983	5,190,814	14,135
1984	9,723,511	11,250
1985	13,358,696	9,859
1986	2,309,800	7,000
1987	19,077,981	6,781
1988	27,711,032	7,250
1989	17,269,121	9,571
1990	29,442,400	/