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10 Pond
| Issuer | Regeering der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Currency | Pond (1892-1902) |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset note with a decorative border of repetitive ornamental units framing the entire face. The upper portion carries the large bold heading 'GOUVERNEMENTS NOOT.' and the denomination 'TIEN POND' in a serif typeface, flanked by the numeral '£10' at upper right and a manuscript serial number at upper left. A small coat-of-arms vignette appears at the left margin, while the central text area contains the promise-to-pay clause in Dutch, followed by two manuscript signatures above the place and date of issue 'PIETERSBURG, 1 J. 1901'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely typeset in Dutch, presenting the full text of Articles 2 and 3 of Wet No. 1, 1900, divided into two columns within a plain ruled border. Article 2 sets out the conditions for redemption by lottery and the schedule of repayment, while Article 3 stipulates the interest rate payable to the bearer. No vignette or pictorial element is present; the layout is purely textual. |
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By 1901, the Staatsdrukkerij — the state press — had been evacuated from Pretoria ahead of the British advance and was operating out of Pietersburg in the northern Transvaal. These notes were printed under active wartime conditions, with the republican government in a state of near-constant displacement. The 10 Pond denomination was substantial, and notes of this issue were used primarily to pay commandos and suppliers keeping the guerrilla campaign operational.
Pietersburg itself fell to British forces in April 1901, and the press moved again. Notes from this period survive in genuinely small numbers — not because they were carefully preserved, but because the circumstances of their issue left little room for that.