South Africa, 1975 AD., Republic, Pretoria mint, 50 Cents, KM 87.

South Africa, Republic, engraver: Tommy Sasseen, Pretoria mint, 1975 AD.,
50 Cents (27,8 mm / 9,39 g), nickel (magnetic), 9,50 g theor. mint weight, mintage 4.888.000 , axis medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: SOUTH AFRICA • SUID-AFRIKA / EX UNITATE VIRES / T.S. / ◇ 1975 ◇ , South African coat of arms (3rd version 1932-2000) with incuse motto "EX UNITATE VIRES" (Power Through Unity) on ribbon below; country name in bilingual: English and Afrikaans. Engraver´s initials r. below motto, date between diamond spacers below.
Rev.: 50 / T.S. , three South African flowers (Arum Lily (Zantedeschia), an African Lily (Agapanthus praecox) and a Bird-of-Paradise flower (Strelitzia reginae)), value number in right field, engraver´s initials below.
KM 87 ; Hern# D205 ; Schön 126.

Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1970 4,098,000 Hern#D200; 'T.S.'
1970 10,000 Hern#D200; 'T.S.'; Proof
1971 5,062,000 Hern#D201; 'T.S.'
1971 12,000 Hern#D201; 'T.S.'; Proof
1972 771,000 Hern#D202; 'T.S.'
1972 10,000 Hern#D202; 'T.S.'; Proof
1973 1,042,999 Hern#D203; 'T.S.'
1973 11,000 Hern#D203; 'T.S.'; Proof
1974 1,942,000 Hern#D204; 'T.S.'
1974 15,000 Hern#D204; 'T.S.'; Proof
1975 4.888.000 Hern#D205; 'T.S.'
1975 18,000 Hern#D205; 'T.S.'; Proof
1977 10,196,000 Hern#D207; 'T.S.'
1977 19,000 Hern#D207; 'T.S.'; Proof
1978 5,071,000 Hern#D208; 'T.S.'
1978 17,000 Hern#D208; 'T.S.'; Proof
1980 4,268,000 Hern#D210; 'T.S.'
1980 15,000 Hern#D210; 'T.S.'; Proof
1981 5,681,000 Hern#D211; 'T.S.'
1981 10,000 Hern#D211; 'T.S.'; Proof
1983 5,150,000 Hern#D213; 'T.S.'
1983 14,000 Hern#D213; 'T.S.'; Proof
1984 9,687,000 Hern#D214; no initials
1984 11,000 Hern#D214; no initials; Proof
1985 13,339,000 Hern#D215; 'A.L.S.'
1985 9,859 Hern#D215; 'A.L.S.'; Proof
1986 2,294,000 Hern#D216; 'A.L.S.'
1986 7,100 Hern#D216; 'A.L.S.'; Proof
1987 19,071,000 Hern#D217; 'A.L.S.'
1987 6,781 Hern#D217; 'A.L.S.'; Proof
1988 27,698,000 Hern#D218; 'A.L.S.'
1988 7,250 Hern#D218; 'A.L.S.'; Proof
1989 Hern#D219; 'A.L.S.'
1989 Hern#D219; 'A.L.S.'; Proof
1990 29,442,000 Hern#D220; 'A.L.S.'

Obverse engraver initials varieties :
1970-83 - 'T.S.' below base of Coat of Arms right hand side (Tommy Sasseen)
1984 - no engraver initials (Arthur Sutherland)
1985-89 - 'A.L.S.' below base of Coat of Arms left hand side (Arthur Sutherland)