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Southern Rhodesia pound (Southern Rhodesia usage only)


Name: Southern Rhodesia pound
Defn: 240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc:
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p, d 1
shilling sh, s 12
pound lb 240

Users of this currency: British Central Africa (73 stamps, 1891-1907), British occupation of German East Africa (5 stamps, 1916), Northern Rhodesia (98 stamps, 1925-1964), Nyasaland Protectorate (158 stamps, 1908-1964), Rhodesia (British South Africa Company) (138 stamps, 1890-1917), Southern Rhodesia (115 stamps, 1924-1964) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Southern Rhodesia in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2p 9   4/1/1924 dkgrn issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 issue=1964 d=maize (1964)
1p 12   4/1/1924 car issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 yel&dkpur issue=1964 d=Cape buffalo (1964)
1 1/2p 4   4/1/1924 olbrn issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 6/3/1940 brn&blk issue=50th Anniversary of British South Africa Company d=Cecil John Rhodes
2p 16   4/1/1924 dkvio&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 dkpur&yel issue=1964 d=tobacco (1964)
3p 12   4/1/1924 dpbl issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 turqbl&brn issue=1964 d=kudu (1964)
4p 7   4/1/1924 ver&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 dkgrn&org issue=1964 d=citrus
4 1/2p 2   4/15/1953 bl&blgrn issue=Cecil Rhodes 100th, 8/31/1953 dkbl&blk issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Victoria Falls & Queen Elizabeth II
6p 11   4/1/1924 lil&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 issue=1964 d=flame lily (1964)
8p 3   4/1/1924 lil&grn issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 11/25/1937 blgrn issue=1937 d=King George VI (1937 Southern Rhodesia)
9p 4   1934 graygrn&ver issue=1931 d=King George V (1931) ... 2/19/1964 issue=1964 d=Ansellia orchid
10p 3   4/1/1924 car&dkbl issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 11/25/1937 vio issue=1937 d=King George VI (1937 Southern Rhodesia)
1sh 8   4/1/1924 turqbl&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 och&blgrn issue=1964 d=emeralds (1964)
1sh3p 1   2/19/1964 issue=1964 d=aloe (1964)
1sh6p 3   4/1/1924 yel&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 11/25/1937 och&blk issue=1937 d=King George VI (1937 Southern Rhodesia)
2sh 5   4/1/1924 brn&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 issue=1964 d=Lake Kyle
2sh6p 6   4/1/1924 blkbrn&bl issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 dpbl&red issue=1964 d=tiger fish (1964)
5sh 5   4/1/1924 blgrn&bl issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924) ... 2/19/1964 issue=1964 d=cattle (1964)
10sh 2   8/31/1953 olgrn&redbrn issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Balancing Rocks & Queen Elizabeth II, 2/19/1964 och&multi issue=1964 d=guinea fowl (1964)
1lb 2   8/31/1953 blk&rose issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=arms of Southern Rhodesia & Queen Elizabeth II, 2/19/1964 issue=1964 d=arms (1964)

Used by 115 stamps of Southern Rhodesia: (See all uses as list)
4/1/1924 1p car issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 10p car&dkbl issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 5sh blgrn&bl issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 2sh6p blkbrn&bl issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 2sh brn&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 1sh6p yel&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 1sh turqbl&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 6p lil&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 1/2p dkgrn issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 1 1/2p olbrn issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 2p dkvio&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 4p ver&blk issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 8p lil&grn issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1924 3p dpbl issue=1924 d=King George V as admiral (1924)
4/1/1931 1p car issue=1931 d=King George V (1931)
4/1/1931 5sh blgrn&ultra issue=1931 d=King George V (1931)
4/1/1931 2sh6p olbrn&ultra issue=1931 d=King George V (1931)
4/1/1931 2sh dkbrn&blk issue=1931 d=King George V (1931)
4/1/1931 1sh6p och&blk issue=1931 d=King George V (1931)
4/1/1931 1sh turqbl&blk issue=1931 d=King George V (1931)
4/1/1931 8p grn&vio issue=1931 d=King George V (1931)
4/1/1931 1 1/2p brn issue=1931 d=King George V (1931)
4/1/1931 2p redbrn&blk issue=1931 d=Victoria Falls (1931)
4/1/1931 3p bl issue=1931 d=Victoria Falls (1931)
4/1/1931 1/2p grn issue=1931 d=King George V (1931)
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8/31/1953 3p rose&chocbrn issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=farm worker & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 4p issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Flame lily & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 4 1/2p dkbl&blk issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Victoria Falls & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 6p blgrn&olbrn issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Baobab tree & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 9p redbrn&bl issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=lion & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 1sh ltbl&redvio issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Zimbabwe ruins & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 2sh red&pur issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Birchenough Bridge & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 2sh6p issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Kariba Gorge & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 5sh dkgrn&orgbrn issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Basket maker & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 10sh olgrn&redbrn issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Balancing Rocks & Queen Elizabeth II
8/31/1953 1lb blk&rose issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=arms of Southern Rhodesia & Queen Elizabeth II
2/19/1964 1/2p issue=1964 d=maize (1964)
2/19/1964 1p yel&dkpur issue=1964 d=Cape buffalo (1964)
2/19/1964 2p dkpur&yel issue=1964 d=tobacco (1964)
2/19/1964 3p turqbl&brn issue=1964 d=kudu (1964)
2/19/1964 4p dkgrn&org issue=1964 d=citrus
2/19/1964 6p issue=1964 d=flame lily (1964)
2/19/1964 9p issue=1964 d=Ansellia orchid
2/19/1964 1sh och&blgrn issue=1964 d=emeralds (1964)
2/19/1964 1sh3p issue=1964 d=aloe (1964)
2/19/1964 2sh issue=1964 d=Lake Kyle
2/19/1964 2sh6p dpbl&red issue=1964 d=tiger fish (1964)
2/19/1964 5sh issue=1964 d=cattle (1964)
2/19/1964 10sh och&multi issue=1964 d=guinea fowl (1964)
2/19/1964 1lb issue=1964 d=arms (1964)

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