5 Cents Nicolaas J. Diederichs

Features

Issuer	South Africa
Period	Republic of South Africa (1961-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1979
Value	5 Cents 0.05 ZAR = USD 0.0031
Currency	Rand (1961-date)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	17.35 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 8433 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 100, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 5 more volumes. Hern# D104 Brian Hern, John Bothma, Hercie Peterse; 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th edition). Gary Levitan, Ferndale, South Africa.

Commemorative issue

The end of Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs' presidency

Obverse

Head of President Diederichs left

Lettering:
SUID-AFRIKA SOUTH AFRICA
LDL
1979

Engraver: Lourens De Lange

Reverse

Blue Crane

Lettering:
5C
T.S.

Engraver: Tommy Sasseen

Tommy Sasseen was apprenticed and employed as die sinker at the South African Mint, Pretoria, from 1950 to 1974. Tommy Sasseen's initials appear on many coins of South Africa and Rhodesia. Sometimes he produced the designs, on other occasions he only modelled or engraved them.

Edge

Smooth

See also

• Bird
• Politician

• 5 Cents (Jacobus J. Fouché)
• 5 Cents (Balthazar J. Vorster)

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