Unit | |
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Unit | pound |
Plural | pounds |
Symbol | £ |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄20 | shilling |
1⁄240 | penny |
Plural | |
penny | pence |
Symbol | |
shilling | s or /– |
penny | d |
Banknotes | 10/–, £1, £5, £10 |
Coins | 1⁄2d, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/–, 2/–, 2/6 |
Demographics | |
User(s) | Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
Valuation | |
Pegged with | sterling at par |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
The pound was the currency of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It was subdivided into 20 shillings , each of 12 pence .
The Federation was formed in 1953, and the new currency was created in 1955 to replace the Southern Rhodesian pound which had been circulating in all parts of the federation (Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland). The Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound replaced the Southern Rhodesian pound at par and was pegged at par to sterling.
The Federation broke up at the end of 1963 and the three territories reverted to being separate British colonies. In the second half of 1964, Nyasaland became independent as Malawi, Northern Rhodesia became independent as Zambia, and Southern Rhodesia declared a name change to Rhodesia. Each issued their own pounds, at par with the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound. See Malawian pound, Zambian pound and Rhodesian pound.
The Federation also issued its own coinage. In 1955 a full new set of coins were issued with the Mary Gillick obverse of the Queen and various African animals on the reverse. The denominations followed those of sterling, namely halfpennies and pennies, which had a hole in them, threepences (known as tickeys), sixpences, shillings, a two shilling piece and a half crown. There were further full issues of all these coins in 1956 and 1957, but thereafter only pennies and half pennies were produced until some further issues of sixpences in 1962 and 1963, and threepences in 1963 and 1964. The higher denomination coins, though not particularly rare, are very popular with collectors because of their attractive reverse designs. Threepences and halfpennies were struck in 1964 despite the fact the Federation ended on 31 December 1963.
Standard Coinage [1] | |||||||||||
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Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of | |||||||
Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | first minting | last minting | |||
1⁄2 penny | 21 mm | 3.0 g | Bronze | Smooth | Hole in center flanked by giraffes with crown above | Value around hole in center flanked by sprigs | 1955 | 1964 | |||
1 penny | 27 mm | 6.30 g | Bronze | Smooth | Hole in center flanked by elephants with crown above | Value around hole in center flanked by sprigs | 1955 | 1963 | |||
3 pence | 16.3 mm | 1.4 g | Copper-nickel | Reeded | Elizabeth II bust right | Flame lily divides date | 1955 | 1964 | |||
6 pence | 19.4 mm | 2.8 g | Copper-nickel | Reeded | Elizabeth II bust right | Lion standing on rock | 1955 | 1963 | |||
1 shilling | 23.6 mm | 5.7 g | Copper-nickel | Reeded | Elizabeth II bust right | Sable antelope | 1955 | 1957 | |||
2 shillings | 28.4 mm | 11.2 g | Copper-nickel | Reeded | Elizabeth II bust right | Eagle with talons in fish flanked by initials | 1955 | 1957 | |||
1⁄2 crown | 32.3 mm | 14.2 g | Copper-nickel | Reeded | Elizabeth II bust right | Coat of arms of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 1955 | 1957 |
From 1956 to 1961, the Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland issued notes for 10/–, £1, £5 and £10. [2]
Pick No. | Image | Value | Dimensions | Main colour | Description | Date of | ||||||
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Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | printing | issue | withdrawal | |||||
20 | 10/– | 132 × 75 mm | Brown | African fish eagle and Queen Elizabeth II | Lake Nyasa | Cecil John Rhodes | 1956 - 1964 | 3 April 1956 | ||||
21 | £1 | 148 × 82 mm | Green | Leopard and Queen Elizabeth II | Great Zimbabwe | Cecil John Rhodes | 1956 - 1964 | 3 April 1956 | ||||
22 | £5 | 160 × 88 mm | Blue | Sable antelope and Queen Elizabeth II | Victoria Falls | Cecil John Rhodes | 1956 - 1964 | 3 April 1956 | ||||
23 | £10 | 168 × 94 mm | Orange | Lion and Queen Elizabeth II | Elephants | Cecil John Rhodes | 1956 - 1964 | 3 April 1956 | ||||
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Preceded by: Southern Rhodesian pound Reason: creation of federation Ratio: at par | Currency of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1956 – 1964 | Succeeded by: Malawian pound Location: Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) Reason: independence Ratio: at par |
Succeeded by: Rhodesian pound Location: Rhodesia (formerly Southern Rhodesia) Reason: federation break-up Ratio: at par | ||
Succeeded by: Zambian pound Location: Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) Reason: independence Ratio: at par |