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2 Shillings - George VI
| Issuer | Southern Rhodesia (1932-1955) |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Weight | 11.31 g |
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| Reverse lettering | SOUTHERN RHODESIA 1947 KG · TWO SHILLINGS · |
| Edge | Reeded |
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The switch to copper-nickel in 1947 was a direct consequence of postwar silver shortages and British treasury pressure to conserve the metal across all colonial dependencies simultaneously. Southern Rhodesia had used .925 silver for its florin-sized coins since the series launched in 1932; the 1947 issue marked a clean break. Copper-nickel blanks were sourced through the Royal Mint's supply chain, not struck locally.
KM#19b collectors should note that the 1947 date is the first year of the new composition, making it the transitional entry point for the type.