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Showing posts with label Rhodesia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rhodesia. Show all posts
Sunday, 25 August 2013
Zambia
The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa. Its Capital city is Lusaka. In 1911, Cecil Rhodes and the British South Africa Company Named the area as Northern Rhodesia , with southern Rhodesia now called Zimbabwe. In 1923 it became a British colonial territory and in 1953 grouped Northern and Southern Rhodesia's with Nyasaland (now Malawi). Northern Rhodesia became independent in 1964 and became The Republic of Zambia.
Monetary units:
1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence up to 1968
1 Kwacha = 100 Ngwee 1968 onward.
The Notes above are :
The 1000 Kwacha from 2008 with a fish eagle on the front and an Aadvark, a tractor and the "chainbreaker" statue on the reverse. This is a polymer note.
The 500 Kwacha note from 2008 again with the fish eagle on the front and an elephant, women working in the fields and the statue . This is a polymer note
The 50 Kwacha note is from 2003 and has the fish eagle and the reverse has a Zebra, copper refining and the statue , this one is a paper note
And finally the 20 Kwacha Note, this one is made of paper and has a Kudu , the statue and the state house at Lusaka on the reverse. This note is from 1992.
Saturday, 20 July 2013
RHODESIA
Rhodesia was an unrecognised state in southern Africa, now called Zimbabwe. originally a self-governing British colony called south Rhodesia (1923 - 1953).Britain then set up a federation of south Rhodesia, North Rhodesia (now Zambia)and Nyasaland (now Malawi)calling it Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953 -63).After the breakup of the federation the President, Ian Smith declared Rhodesia independent in 1965 .After a long Guerilla war and world sanctions because of the minority whites only government, the country reverted to colonial status briefly(1979-80), when it was referred to as Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Finally in 1980 the country became fully independent under the name of Zimbabwe. The capital city of Rhodesia was Salisbury, now called Harare.
Monetary unit:
1 Pound = 20 Shillings= 240 pence (up to 1970)
1 Dollar = 100 cents (1970-1980) after 1980 see Zimbabwe.
I have to say that if you research Rhodesia / Zimbabwe on the net, there are loads of misinformation, vagueness and confusion , so hopefully the dates above are correct - I took the consensus of the information I found. Please correct me if they are wrong .
The notes above are the 10,2, and 1 Dollar note.The 10 dollar note is from 1975 with the coat of arms and a Sable Antelope on the front and ruins on the reverse . The 2 dollar note has the coat of arms on the front and a great picture of Victoria falls on the reverse, its from 1977. The 1 dollar note, from 1978, has the coat of arms with , what looks like, a carved eagle on the front. on the back it has a field of tobacco plants.
Labels:
dollar,
Rhodesia,
rhodesia and nyasaland,
south rhodesia,
zimbabwe
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