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10 Rand Afrikaans - English
| Issuer | South African Reserve Bank |
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| Year | 1966-1976 |
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| Value | 10 Rand (10 ZAR) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | 1966 to 1967: watermark of a Springbok head; 1975 to 1976: watermark portrait of Jan van Riebeeck |
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The P#114 series ran across a decade of politically charged currency administration, during which the Reserve Bank cycled through two governors — G. Rissik, who served until 1967, and T.W. de Jongh, who held the position until 1981. Notes bearing both signature combinations exist within the series, making the pairing on any given example a useful dating tool even without a printed year.
South Africa had decimalized in 1961, replacing the pound with the rand, but the bilingual obligation — Afrikaans text on one face, English on the other — predates decimalization and traces back to the Currency and Banking Act. The dual-language format was a legal requirement, not a design choice.