Zimbabwe - 5 Cents - 1980-1999 - Great Zimbabwe Bird

Region:

Zimbabwe

Denomination:

Diameter:

17.04 (mm)

Copper [75%]	1.95 (g)

Nickel [25%]	0.65 (g)

Total Mass:	2.6 (g)

Copper [75%]

1.95 (g)

Nickel [25%]

0.65 (g)

Total Mass:

2.6 (g)

Zimbabwe - 1980-1999 - Great Zimbabwe Bird - 5 Cents

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Composition Totals From 2 Coins

Copper :

3.9

Grams

Nickel :

1.3

Grams

Total Mass :

5.2

Grams

Metal	USD/Pound	USD/Troy Ounce	USD/Gram	Grams/Coin	USD/Coin
Copper	$2.091	$0.143	$0.005	1.95 g	$0.009
Nickel	$4.494	$0.308	$0.010	0.65 g	$0.006
Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For Each Coin:	$0.015
Combined Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For 2 Coins:	$0.031

Metal

USD/Pound

USD/Troy Ounce

USD/Gram

Grams/Coin

USD/Coin

Copper

$2.091

$0.143

$0.005

1.95 g

$0.009

Nickel

$4.494

$0.308

$0.010

0.65 g

$0.006

Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For Each Coin:

$0.015

Combined Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For 2 Coins:

$0.031

YEAR	IMG	COIN NAME	COIN GRADE
1997		Zimbabwe 5 Cents	OFCC:UNGRADED
1997		Zimbabwe 5 Cents	OFCC:UNGRADED

YEAR

IMG

COIN NAME

COIN GRADE

1997

Zimbabwe 5 Cents

OFCC:UNGRADED

1997

Zimbabwe 5 Cents

OFCC:UNGRADED

1980-1999 - Great Zimbabwe Bird - 5 Cents

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COIN TYPE DESCRIPTION
Region:	Zimbabwe
Category:	5 Cents
Coin Type:	1980-1999 - Great Zimbabwe Bird - 5 Cents
Years Minted:	1980-1999
Mint Marks:
Denomination:	5c
Obverse Design:	The Zimbabwe soapstone bird, based on a totem found at the Zimbabwe ruins and now in the National Museum.
Obverse Designer:	Barry Stanton
Reverse Design:	Jamesons Red Rock Rabbit sitting left Lettering: 5
Reverse Designer:	Jeff Huntly
1980-1999 - Great Zimbabwe Bird - 5 Cent Zimbabwe 5 cent coins minted when the country attained Independence. The 5 cent coin was struck in cupro-nickel. In 2001, nickel-plated steel replaced cupro-nickel. REF KM#2 5 CENT ISBN Source: 1440229627, 9781440229626 Weight: 2.600 g. Metal Composition: Cooper Nickel Diameter: 17.04 mm Obverse: Bird statue above date. Reverse: Hare left, value Edge: Plain REF Zimbabwe 5 Cents Source: en.numista.com KM# 2 Features Country Zimbabwe Years 1980-1999 Value 5 Cents (0.05 ZWD) Metal Copper-nickel Weight 2.5 g Diameter 17 mm Thickness 1.38 mm Engravers Barry Stanton (obverse) Jeff Huntly (reverse) Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Edge Smooth REF

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