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Rhodesia, Southern
(1923-55)
Capital: Salisbury (1,230,000)
Population: 10,100,000
Land Area: 390,624 sq km (150,820 sq miles)
Land Division: 8 Provinces (Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands) and 2 Cities with Provincial Status (Bulawayo, Harare)
Currency: South Rhodesian Pound
Languages: English (Official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
National Day: None
Religions: Syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Ethnicity: African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, White less than 1%
Rhodesia, Southern's Map


British Administration
Southern Rhodesia Currency Board

Southern Rhodesia Pound System:
SR£ 1 = GB£ 1

1952-54 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
South Rhodesian 10/- (3-1-1953): Front South Rhodesian 10/- (3-1-1953): Reverse P12b 10/- 3 January 1953 Sir A. P. Gaffrey-Smith AU/UNC Archive Photo Icon

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