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The South African Twenty Cents coin (abbreviated as 20c) is a small circulating coin of the Rand currency. It was introduced when the currency was decimalised in 1961 and replaced the earlier pre-decimal two shillings coin, retaining its design, dimensions and metal content. The silver version of the Twenty Cents was only issued for four years though. In 1965, the Second Decimal Series was introduced, in which the Twenty Cents denomination was made of nickel. The obverse showed a portrait of Jan van Riebeeck until 1969, with the legend in one language only - either English or Afrikaans, with both versions issued every year. It was then changed to have the Coat of Arms of South Africa, with a bilingual legend. The obverse was re-engraved in 1984, so carries a new engraver's signature after that. Apart from the regular designs, there were also four commemorative issues with different obverses. The denomination was changed to a smaller bronze-plated steel version with the Third Decimal Series in 1990. | ||||
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Royal Mint |
Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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Twenty Cents 1965 (English) | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 29,235,000 |
Twenty Cents 1965 (Afrikaans) | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 29,210,000 |
Twenty Cents 1966 (English) | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 4,049,000 |
Twenty Cents 1966 (Afrikaans) | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 4,074,000 |
Twenty Cents 1967 (English) | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 58,000 |
Twenty Cents 1967 (Afrikaans) | ![]() |
Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 83,000 |
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Twenty Cents 1968 Swart (English) | ![]() |
Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 75,000 |
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Twenty Cents 1968 Swart (Afrikaans) | ![]() |
Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 75,000 |
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Twenty Cents 1969 (English) | ![]() |
Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 9,952 |
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Twenty Cents 1969 (Afrikaans) | ![]() |
Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 21,952 |
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Twenty Cents 1970 | ![]() |
Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 24,000 |
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Twenty Cents 1971 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 5,905,000 |
Twenty Cents 1972 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 9,079,000 |
Twenty Cents 1973 | ![]() |
Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 31,000 |
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Twenty Cents 1974 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 2,451,000 |
Twenty Cents 1975 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 13,000,000 |
Twenty Cents 1976 Fouché | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 18,847,000 |
Twenty Cents 1977 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 30,669,000 |
Twenty Cents 1978 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 10,068,000 |
Twenty Cents 1979 Diederichs | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 5,047,000 |
Twenty Cents 1980 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 13,350,000 |
Twenty Cents 1981 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 8,544,000 |
Twenty Cents 1982 Vorster | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 18,095,000 |
Twenty Cents 1983 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 25,681,000 |
Twenty Cents 1984 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 31,618,000 |
Twenty Cents 1985 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 29,338,859 |
Twenty Cents 1986 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 11,415,100 |
Twenty Cents 1987 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 36,910,781 |
Twenty Cents 1988 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 43,122,250 |
Twenty Cents 1989 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: unknown |
Twenty Cents 1990 (Nickel) | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Mint: South African Mint Mintage: 98,512,000 |
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Country | South Africa |
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Currency | Rand |
Sub-type of | Twenty Cents |
From | 1965 |
To | 1990 |
Face Value | 20 (x Rand) |
Current | No; withdrawn 1991 |
Material | Nickel |
Designer | Tommy Sasseen |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 24.2000 mm |
Thickness | 1.8400 mm |
Mass | 6.0000 g |
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Catalog of Modern World Coins 1850-1964 |