Catalog
10 Dollars
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Rhodesia |
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| Year | 1970-1979 |
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| Size | 150 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | RESERVE BANK OF RHODESIA I promise to pay the bearer on demand TEN DOLLARS FOR THE RESERVE BANK OF RHODESIA |
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| Reverse lettering | RESERVE BANK OF RHODESIA $10 TEN DOLLARS |
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The Reserve Bank of Rhodesia continued operating throughout the UDI period — Ian Smith's unilateral declaration of independence from Britain in 1965 — under international sanctions that complicated nearly every aspect of the country's financial infrastructure. That De La Rue in London went on printing Rhodesian currency during this period reflects the complicated reality of sanctions enforcement: the printer operated under British jurisdiction, yet the contract relationship persisted well into the 1970s.
N.H.B. Bruce served as Governor during a period of accelerating economic pressure, with the bush war consuming an increasing share of government expenditure. The P#33 series was eventually replaced following Zimbabwe Rhodesia's brief transitional existence and the 1980 independence settlement.