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SOUTH_AFRICA
KM 94 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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SOUTH_AFRICA
KM 94 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 10 cents | 20.7 | 4.0 | Plain | Nickel | Medal |
| Obverse | Reverse | ||
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Inscriptions along the
rim: title of state in Afrikaans and in English. In the center: bust of
President Fouche right, below - the year of
minting. Jacobus Johannes (Jim) Fouche (1898 - 1980) was State President of South Africa from 10 January 1968 to 10 April 1975. |
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Face value, below - image of Aloe plant. Aloe, is a genus containing about four hundred species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or 'true aloe'. The genus is native to Africa, and is common in South Africa's Cape Province. |