Fifty Cent, South Africa, 1976, Nickel
South Africa, 1976, Fifty Cent, Nickel, Portrait of President Jacobus Johannes('Jim') Fouche, Republic of South Africa Series (1965 to 1990)
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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
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Country |
South Africa |
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Year |
1976(1965-1990) |
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Value |
50c, 50 cent, Fifty cent |
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Metal |
Nickel Fine |
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Weight |
9.50gm |
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Diameter |
27.85mm |
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Thickness |
2.21mm |
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Obverse Design |
Jean Baptiste Buisset(JB) |
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Reverse Design |
Tommy Sasseen(TS) |
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Shape |
Round |
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Last issue of series |
1990 |
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Obverse |
Portrait of President Jacobus Johannes Fouche Lettering: SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1976 * |
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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 |
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Edge |
Smooth |
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Mintage |
Proof Mintage |
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1965E |
/ |
Between 30 and 50 |
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1965A |
27,909 |
24,988 |
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1966E |
8,081,408 |
25,000 |
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1966A |
8,056,408 |
/ |
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1967E |
76,814 |
25,000 |
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1967A |
51,814 |
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1968E |
750,000 |
/ |
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1968A |
775,000 |
25,000 |
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1969E |
19,968 |
12,000 |
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1969A |
7,968 |
/ |
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1970 |
4,107,722 |
10,000 |
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1971 |
5,074,399 |
12,000 |
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1972 |
781,475 |
10,000 |
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1973 |
1,054,298 |
10,850 |
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1974 |
1,956,808 |
15,000 |
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1975 |
4,906,000 |
18,000 |
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1976 |
9,653,329 |
21,000 |
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1977 |
10,215,245 |
19,000 |
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1978 |
5,088,029 |
17,000 |
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1979 |
5,065,622 |
15,000 |
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1980 |
4,282,987 |
15,000 |
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1981 |
5,711,455 |
10,000 |
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1982 |
2,103,721 |
12,000 |
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1983 |
5,190,814 |
14,135 |
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1984 |
9,723,511 |
11,250 |
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1985 |
13,358,696 |
9,859 |
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1986 |
2,309,800 |
7,000 |
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1987 |
19,077,981 |
6,781 |
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1988 |
27,711,032 |
7,250 |
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1989 |
17,269,121 |
9,571 |
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1990 |
29,442,400 |
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- Material
- Nickel
- Denomination
- 50 cent
- Shape
- Round
- Time
- 1900s
- Object
- Flower