Notices > The Dimension of, Design for, and Compilation of the Year 2020 R2 Commemorative Circulation Coin that Celebrates the Human Freedom: Freedom and Security of the Person

Notice No. 555

9 October 2020

GG 43787

South African Reserve Bank

By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 19(1)(a) of the South African Reserve Bank Act (Act No. 90 of 1989), I hereby declare—

(a)	that the R2 commemorative circulation coin as set out in Section (a) of the Second Schedule to the said Act, which will be manufactured, and will be issued by virtue of section 16(1) of the said Act, will be legal tender as from 1 January 2020; and

(b)	that the design of the said coin will be the designs as shown and which are attached to this notice; and

(c)	that the specifications of the said coin are as follows:

DENOMINATION	METAL CONTENT	DIAMETER *1	MASS*2
R2 (2 RAND)	Nickel plated copper	23 mm	5.5 g

*1	Please note that this specification shows the average diameter of the circulation coin

*2	Please note that this specification shows the average mass of the circulation coin.

Mr TT Mboweni

Minister of Finance

South African Reserve Bank Act, 1989 (Act No. 90 of 1989)