5 Cents SUID-AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA

Features

Country	South Africa
Period	Republic of South Africa (1961-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1970-1989
Value	5 Cents 0.05 ZAR = 0.0034 USD
Currency	Rand (1961-date)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	17.35 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	KM# 84, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Hern# D95-100, 102-103, 105-106, 108-114, Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns by Brian Hern (JD Numismatic Corporation) Schön# 123 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

South Africa coat of arms with the motto "Ex Unitate Vires" (Power Through Unity)

Lettering:
SOUTH AFRICA · SUID-AFRIKA
EX UNITATE VIRES
1981
T.S.

Reverse

Blue crane

Lettering:
5c
T.S.

Engraver: T. Sasseen

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Obverse engraver initials varieties exist:
1970-83 - 'T.S.' below base of Coat of Arms right hand side (Tommy Sasseen)
1984 - no engraver initials (Arthur Sutherland)
1985-89 - 'A.L.S.' below base of Coat of Arms left hand side (Arthur Sutherland)

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Year	Mintage	F	VF	XF	UNC
1970	6,652,000			0.20		Hern#D95; 'T.S.'
1970	10,000					Hern#D95; 'T.S.'; Proof
1971	20,329,000		0.53	0.53	0.55	Hern#D96; 'T.S.'
1971	12,000					Hern#D96; 'T.S.'; Proof
1972	3,117,000					Hern#D97; 'T.S.'
1972	9,000					Hern#D97; 'T.S.'; Proof
1973	17,092,000		0.25	0.25		Hern#D98; 'T.S.'
1973	11,000					Hern#D98; 'T.S.'; Proof
1974	19,978,000		0.30	0.47		Hern#D99; 'T.S.'
1974	15,000					Hern#D99; 'T.S.'; Proof
1975	21,982,000	0.41	0.37	0.37	0.41	Hern#D100; 'T.S.'
1975	18,000					Hern#D100; 'T.S.'; Proof
1977	51,729,000		0.50	0.73		Hern#D102; 'T.S.'
1977	19,000					Hern#D102; 'T.S.'; Proof
1978	30,050,000		0.38			Hern#D103; 'T.S.'
1978	19,000					Hern#D103; 'T.S.'; Proof
1980	46,665,000					Hern#D105; 'T.S.'
1980	15,000					Hern#D105; 'T.S.'; Proof
1981	40,351,000		0.22	0.29		Hern#D106; 'T.S.'
1981	10,000					Hern#D106; 'T.S.'; Proof
1983	57,487,000		0.22			Hern#D108; 'T.S.'
1983	14,000					Hern#D108; 'T.S.'; Proof
1984	67,345,000		0.28	0.34		Hern#D109; no initials
1984	11,000					Hern#D109; no initials; Proof
1985	57,167,000		0.17			Hern#D110; 'A.L.S.'
1985	9,859					Hern#D110; 'A.L.S.'; Proof
1986	54,226,000		0.22			Hern#D111; 'A.L.S.'
1986	7,100					Hern#D111; 'A.L.S.'; Proof
1987	42,786,000		0.82			Hern#D112; 'A.L.S.'
1987	5,297					Hern#D112; 'A.L.S.'; Proof
1988	110,164,000		0.19	0.23		Hern#D113; 'A.L.S.'
1988	7,250					Hern#D113; 'A.L.S.'; Proof
1989	58,261					Hern#D114; 'A.L.S.'
1989	35,540					Hern#D114; 'A.L.S.'; Proof

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