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2 Cents Nicolaas J. Diederichs
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#99, Hern#D69 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing bust effigy of Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs (1903–1978), President of the Republic of South Africa from 1975 to 1978, rendered in high relief. The portrait is executed in a formal, realistic style characteristic of South African commemorative coinage of the period. The bilingual legend 'SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA' arcs around the upper periphery, with the date '1979' placed below. The engraver's initials 'LDL' appear in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded coarsely |
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| Mintage | 1979 - - 40,043,000 1979 - Proof - 15,000 |
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