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South Africa (pre-Union) 1 Pounds 1900-Mar

Siege of Mafeking

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South Africa (pre-Union) 1 Pounds, 1900 obverse
South Africa (pre-Union) 1 Pounds, 1900 reverse
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Information:

Rarity B - Uncommon
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1900-Mar + - - - - - -
Country South Africa (pre-Union)
Period Cape of Good Hope • Pound
Currency Pounds
Denomination 1 Pounds
Type Local banknotes
Year 1900
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 04.07.2025

Obverse:

South Africa (pre-Union) 1 Pounds, 1900
Latin

Obverse text

MAFEKING SIEGE Marche NOTE 1900 £1 ONE POUND £1 Issued by authority of Colonel R. S. S. Baden-Powell (Commanding Rhodesian Forces) This note is good for One Pound during the siege and will be exchanged for coin at the Standard Bank Mafeking on the resumption of Civil law. Entered______ Chief Paymaster______

Obverse symbol

Soldier Lord Baden-Powell, with the cannon WOLF to one side and to the other a woman. On both sides again, soldiers manning cannons. A flagpole with the Union Jack in the middle, behind everything.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse symbol

Blank.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1900-Mar 1900-Mar + - - - - - -