© Robert Cronjé (CC BY-NC-SA)
© Robert Cronjé (CC BY-NC-SA)
Token - Five Cent
2012 year| Copper plated steel | 4.5 g | 21 mm |
| Location | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Type | › Tokens |
| Year | 2012 |
| Composition | Copper plated steel |
| Weight | 4.5 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 31 December 2011 |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#174052 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 92% |
Reverse
Three different 5 cent coins in inner circle
1961 - 1964 (Top) Protea with lettering around and date above.
1965 - 1989 (Bottom Left) Blue Crane bird facing lettering on the right
1990 - 2011 (Bottom Right) Blue Crane bird facing lettering on the left
Lettering in outer circle
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Commemoration of the five cent coin
1961 - 2011
MJS
1961
SOUTH AFRICA
SUID-AFRIKA
5 c
5 c
R
5 c
Translation: Denomination of the different 5 cent coins
Engraver: Scheepers
Edge
Plain
Comment
The 5c coin was first issued when South Africa's currency coins were decimilised in 1961. During the next 50 years, the 5c coin would undergo two transformations. In 1965 a nickel 5c coin featuring the South African national bird, the Blue Crane, replaced the silver coin used from 1961 to 1964.The Blue Crane remained on the reverse during the 2nd transformation, when it was reissued as a copper plated coin in 1990.
The minting of 5c coins for South Africa was discontinued in 2011.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for Token - Five Cent 2012 item.
