Half Cent, South Africa, 1976, Bronze
South Africa, 1976, Half Cent, Bronze, Portrait of President Jacobus Johannes('Jim') Fouche, Republic of South Africa Series (1965 to 1989)
Jacobus Johannes ('Jim') Fouché born in the Boer republic of the Orange Free state in 1898 and died in 1980). He served as the second President of South Africa from 1968 to 1975. He was the only state president that served his full seven-year term of office.
Coin Specifications
Country | South Africa | |
Year | 1976 (1970 to 1983) | |
Value | Half Cent, ½ Cent, ½ c | |
Metal | Bronze(Copper 0.950, Tin 0.05, Zinc 0.045) | |
Weight | 2.00gm | |
Diameter | 16.21mm | |
Thickness | 1.47mm | |
Obverse Design | Jean Baptiste Buisset(JB) | |
Reverse Design | Tommy Sasseen(TS) | |
Shape | Round | |
Demonetized | Yes, in 1983 | |
Obverse | Portrait of President Jacobus Johannes Fouche Lettering: SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1976 * | |
Reverse | Two Sparrows Lettering: ½ | |
Edge | Coarsely Reeded | |
Mintage | ||
| Mintage | Proof Mintage |
1970 | 45,375,363 | 10,000 |
1971 | 32,000 | 12,000 |
1972 | 20,000 | 10,000 |
1973 | 30,850 | 10,850 |
1974 | 35,000 | 15,000 |
1975 | 38,000 | 18,000 |
1976 | 41,000 | 21,000 |
1977 | 39,000 | 19,000 |
1978 | 37,000 | 17,000 |
1979 | 35,000 | 15,000 |
1980 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
1981 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
1982 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
1983 | 14,135 | 14,135 |
