Catalog
1 Pond
| Issuer | De Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Beperkt |
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| Year | 1892-1894 |
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| Printer | C. Skipper & East, England |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark brown on cream paper, centred on a large ornate text panel reading 'DE NATIONALE BANK DER ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK (Beperkt)' with a handwritten promise-to-pay inscription below and the date, all surmounted by an elaborate arms vignette. To the left, an oval intaglio portrait of a uniformed male figure is set within a decorative cartouche, flanked by the denomination legend 'EEN POND' in guilloche panels at upper and lower left and at upper and lower right. Serial number panels appear at far left and far right, with the large denomination word 'POND' in bold letterpress at centre right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in light green on cream paper and carries a largely plain field framed by an ornamental guilloche border. Four corner medallions, each enclosing a diagonal numeral '1' on a ruled background within a scrollwork cartouche, provide the sole decorative and denominational elements, leaving the central area unadorned. |
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The Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Beperkt — the chartered commercial bank of the Transvaal Republic, distinct from the state — had its notes produced by Charles Skipper & East in London, a firm that handled a substantial volume of colonial and quasi-colonial currency work during this period. The "te Pretoria" designation on the face is the bank's registered address, not a production location.
Date, day, and final year digit were completed by hand at issue, a convention shared across the series. The Anglo-Boer War of 1899–1902 effectively ended the bank's operations, and the subsequent British annexation rendered these notes worthless — which drove significant destruction. Survivors from the 1892–1894 window are correspondingly uncommon.