One Rand, South Africa, 1979, Nickel

Country

South Africa

Year

1979(1965-1990)

Value

R1, One Rand, 1 Rand, 1 ZAR

Metal

Nickel Fine

Weight

12.00gm

Diameter

31.00mm

Thickness

2.27mm

Obverse Design

Lourens de Lange(LDL)

Reverse Design

Tommy Sasseen(TS)

Shape

Round

Last issue of series

1990

Obverse

 Portrait of President Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs

Lettering:

SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA

*1979 *

Reverse

Springbok(Antidorcas marsupialis, is a medium-sized brown and white gazelle and inhabit the dry inland areas of south and south western parts of Africa)

Lettering:

SOLI DEO GLORIA (Latin term for Glory to God Alone)

1 RAND

Edge

Smooth

Mintage

Proof Mintage

1977

29,870,562

/

1978

12,020,515

/

1979

10,021,386

/

1980

2,689,691

/

1981

2,044,500

/

1982

7,694,812

/

1983

7,194,700

/

1984

5,772,276

11,250

1985

4,003,059

9,859

1986

1,585,700

7,000

1987

12,158,291

6,781

1988

21,348,030

7,250

1989

13,869,221

9,571

1990

25,377,514

15,007