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  • 2 Cents 1976, KM# 92, South Africa, The End of Jacobus Johannes Fouché's Presidency
  • 2 Cents 1976, KM# 92, South Africa, The End of Jacobus Johannes Fouché's Presidency
Obverse

Portrait of Jacobus Johannes Fouché facing right, surrounded by the country name in English and Afrikaans, date below.

Jacobus Johannes "Jim" Fouché (1898-1980) served as the second State President of South Africa from 1968 to 1975. He was the only State President to serve his full seven-year term of office, as well as having the second-longest presidency to date (after Thabo Mbeki, who surpassed him on 14 June 2006).

Engraver: Jean Baptiste Buisset

SOUTH AFRICA SUID-AFRIKA
J.B.
· 1976 ·

Reverse

Wildebeest bucking left above denomination.

The wildebeests, also called gnus, or wildebai, are a genus of antelopes, Connochaetes. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep and other even-toed horned ungulates.

Engraver: Jan van Zyl

2c J.V.Z.

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bronze
Weight 4 g
Diameter 22.45 mm
Thickness 1.71 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Pretoria Mint, South Africa (SA)

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