South Africa: Coins Issued and Used
Showing only non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) coin types.
South Africa (1910 - )
| Information about what currencies were issued by South Africa, with lists of coinage, as well as periods when foreign-issued currencies were used. |
Currency: Rand. Used in South Africa: (1961 - present)
| Currency | Rand |
|---|---|
| Period | Rand |
| Used | 1961 - present |
| Description | The Rand was introduced on 14 February 1961. A Decimal Coinage Commission had been set up in 1956 to consider a move away from the denominations of pounds, shillings and pence, submitting its recommendation on 8 August 1958. It replaced the South African pound as legal tender, at the rate of 2 rand = 1 pound or 10 shillings to the rand. |
Fifty Rand (NCLT)
3 coins (2017 - 2019)
3 coins (2017 - 2019)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Fifty Rand 2017 OR Tambo Centenary | unknown |
| Fifty Rand 2018 Nelson Mandela Centenary | 11,428 |
| Fifty Rand 2019 Constitutional Democracy | 2,865 |
One Rand, Silver - Protea
6 coins (2013 - 2019)
6 coins (2013 - 2019)
Two and a Half Cents (NCLT)
6 coins (2015 - 2020)
6 coins (2015 - 2020)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Two and a Half Cents 2015 | unknown |
| Two and a Half Cents 2016 | unknown |
| Two and a Half Cents 2017 | unknown |
| Two and a Half Cents 2018 | 972 |
| Two and a Half Cents 2019 | 1,323 |
| Two and a Half Cents 2020 | (1,700) |
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