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South Africa: New R2 Coin Pays Tribute to the 1976 Youth Uprising

The coin features learners raising their fists and carries the same value as ordinary R2 coins, the South African Reserve Bank said.

Summary by allAfrica
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has launched a new R2 commemorative circulation coin in honour of the June 1976 Youth Uprising in Soweto, at the Hector Pieterson Museum, in Johannesburg.

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The South African broke the news in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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