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5 Pounds Afrikaans - English
| Issuer | South African Reserve Bank |
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| Year | 1948-1949 |
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| Size | 165 × 91 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck in an oval intaglio vignette to the left, rendered in brown tones against a guilloche underprint in green. The bilingual denomination 'VYF POND / FIVE POUNDS' is inscribed in bold lettering at centre, with the bank title in both Afrikaans and English across the top. A pastoral vignette along the lower register portrays an ox-wagon trek scene with cattle and rocky landscape, while serial number and signature panel appear with date 'Pretoria, 1 November, 1948'. |
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| Obverse lettering | Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank South African Reserve Bank VYF POND FIVE POUNDS |
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| Reverse lettering | FIVE POUNDS VYF POND SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK SUID-AFRIKAANSE RESERWEBANK |
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