½ Cent SOUTH AFRICA - SUID-AFRIKA

Features

Issuer	South Africa
Period	Republic (1961-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1970-1983
Value	½ Cent 0.005 ZAR = USD 0.00031
Currency	Rand (1961-date)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	2.0 g
Diameter	16.21 mm
Thickness	1.47 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 2878
References	KM# 81 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Hern# D1-6, 8/9, 11/12, 14 Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9^th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Obverse

South Africa coat of arms with the motto (in Latin) "Power through Unity", surrounded by date and bilingual English/Afrikaans legend

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SOUTH AFRICA
SUID-AFRIKA
EX UNITATE VIRES
T.S.
1973

Engraver: Tommy Sasseen

Reverse

Two Cape sparrows perched on branch below denomination

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1/2
T.S.

Engraver: Tommy Sasseen

Edge

Reeded coarsely

Mint

Pretoria, South Africa (1890-1902, 1923-1992)

Present in sets

1971 Suid-Africa South Africa Mint Set

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1970	45 365 363	$ 0.13	$ 0.13	$ 0.19	$ 0.38	$ 0.53	$ 0.68	$ 0.95	Hern#D1, Coins dated 1970 were also struck for circulation in 1971, 1972 and 1973	88%
1970	10 000								Hern#D1; Proof	3%
1971	20 000							$ 1.70	Hern#D2	4%
1971	12 000								Hern#D2; Proof	1.3%
1972	20 000							$ 1.70	Hern#D3	4%
1972	10 000								Hern#D3; Proof	1.0%
1973	20 000							$ 1.30	Hern#D4	4%
1973	10 850							$ 0.28	Hern#D4; Proof	1.1%
1974	20 000					$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.30	Hern#D5	4%
1974	15 000							$ 1.90	Hern#D5; Proof	1.5%
1975	20 000					$ 1.20	$ 1.70	$ 2.10	Hern#D6	4%
1975	18 000							$ 23	Hern#D6; Proof	1.3%
1977	20 000							$ 0.79	Hern#D8	3%
1977	19 000							$ 0.56	Hern#D8; Proof	1.3%
1978	20 000							$ 1.30	Hern#D9	2%
1978	17 000							$ 1.50	Hern#D9; Proof	1.4%
1980	15 000							$ 1.60	Hern#D11; Proof	2%
1981	10 000							$ 0.80	Hern#D12; Proof	1.4%
1983	14 135							$ 1.60	Hern#D14; Proof	1.9%

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