Siege of Mafeking
Information:
| Country | South Africa (pre-Union) |
| Period | Cape of Good Hope • Pound |
| Currency | Shillings |
| Denomination | 10 Shillings |
| Type | Local banknotes |
| Year | 1900 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 04.07.2025 |
Obverse:
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Obverse text10S Mafeking Siege Note 10S
March, THIS NOTE IS GOOD FOR March,
1900 Ten Shillings 1900
(STERLING)
DURING THE SIEGE
AND WILL BE EXCHANGED
FOR COIN ON RESUMPTION
OF CIVIL LAW AT THE
Standard Bank
MAFEKING
Issued by authority of Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell, Comanding Frontier Forces
H. Greener Capt.
Chief Paymaster
Townsend & Son, PRINTER, MAFEKING
Obverse symbolGreen note, with coat of arms of the UK on the top middle and two soldiers manning the cannon in the bottom corners of the note.
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Reverse:
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Reverse symbolBlank.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1900-Mar | PS.654a: Error in spelling "Comaning" | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1900-Mar | PS.654b: Corrected spelling "Comanding" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||