SOUTH_AFRICA
KM 96 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
50 cents | 27.8 | 9.5 | Plain | Nickel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscriptions along
the rim: title of state in Afrikaans and in English. In the
center: bust of Pres. 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. |
Image of Zantedeschia Elliotiana, on the right - value. Zantedeschia elliottiana - yellow or golden arum lily is a flowering plant native to southern Africa from South Africa north to Malawi. |