Fifty Cent, South Africa, 1982, Nickel
South Africa, 1982, Fifty Cent, Nickel, Republic of South Africa(RSA) Series, Second decimal Series(1965 to 1990), The end of Balthazar Johannes Vorster's presidency.
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Balthazar Johannes Vorster (BJ Vorster) was born on the 13 December 1915 in Jamestown, Union of South Africa and died on the 10 September 1983 in Cape Town. He was a Nationalist politician who served as prime minister (1966–78) and president (1978–79) of South Africa.
Coin Specifications
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Country |
South Africa |
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Year |
1982(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 |
Lourens de Lange(LDL) |
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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 Vorster Lettering: SUID-AFRIKA * SOUTH AFRICA * 1982 * |
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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