1 Dollar Trial strike

Namibia gained independence from South African administration on 21 March 1990, and the Bank of Namibia was established almost simultaneously to prepare the country's own currency infrastructure. Trial strikes like this one were produced as the new institution worked through design and technical specifications before committing to full production runs — the country ultimately launched the Namibia Dollar only in 1993, replacing the South African Rand that had circulated throughout the transitional period.