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50 Cents Jacobus J. Fouché
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Diameter | 27.85 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Jacobus Johannes (Jimmy) Fouché (1898–1980), President of the Republic of South Africa from 1968 to 1975. The portrait is rendered in high relief in a naturalistic, formal style. The legend SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA appears in the field, with the initials J.B. and the date 1976 completing the inscription, referencing the engraver Jean Baptiste Buisset. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA J.B. 1976 |
| Reverse description | Three stylised floral sprigs, each representing a native South African bloom, arranged centrally in the field: an Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) to the left, an African Lily (Agapanthus africanus) at centre, and a Bird-of-Paradise flower (Strelitzia reginae) to the right. The denomination 50 appears in the field alongside the engraver's initials T.S., attributed to Tommy Sasseen. The design is clean and botanically detailed, reflecting the naturalistic decorative style characteristic of South African coinage of this period. |
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