Rhodesia's coinage in 1968 existed under a government the international community had formally refused to recognize. Ian Smith's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in November 1965 triggered UN mandatory sanctions — the first in the organization's history — yet the Rhodesian mint continued producing currency as though none of it had happened. Britain had declared all Rhodesian coins and notes illegal tender, a position that made no practical difference to anyone shopping in Salisbury.
The 3 pence denomination itself was already an anachronism by this point, abandoned by Britain in 1971 and destined for removal from Rhodesian circulation not long after.
Rhodesia's coinage in 1968 existed under a government the international community had formally refused to recognize. Ian Smith's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in November 1965 triggered UN mandatory sanctions — the first in the organization's history — yet the Rhodesian mint continued producing currency as though none of it had happened. Britain had declared all Rhodesian coins and notes illegal tender, a position that made no practical difference to anyone shopping in Salisbury.
The 3 pence denomination itself was already an anachronism by this point, abandoned by Britain in 1971 and destined for removal from Rhodesian circulation not long after.