Southern Rhodesia pound (British Central Africa usage only)

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Southern Rhodesia pound (British Central Africa 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 British Central Africa in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
1p	11	4/1891 blk issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-1p ... 1907 car&blk d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak a)
2p	6	4/1891 graygrn&ver issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-issue=1890-2p ... 1907 d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak a)
4p	7	4/1891 redbrn&blk issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-issue=1890-4p ... 1907 d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak a)
6p	8	4/1891 ultra issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-6p-ultra ... 1907 orgbrn&blk d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak a)
8p	1	4/1891 rose&bl issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-issue=1890-8p
1sh	5	4/1891 graybrn issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-1sh ... 1903 bl&blk issue=1903 d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak a)
2sh	1	4/1891 ver issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-2sh
2sh6p	5	4/1891 dlvio issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-2sh6p ... 1903 graygrn&grn issue=1903 d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak b)
3sh	5	1893 gray&ver d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-4sh ... 8/1897 grn&blk issue=1897 d=arms of British Central Africa (1897)
4sh	4	1892 yelorg d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-5sh ... 1903 pur&vio issue=1903 d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak b)
5sh	3	4/1891 yelorg issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-5sh ... 2/1896 issue=1896 d=arms of British Central Africa larger (1895)
10sh	3	4/1891 grn issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 a) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-10sh ... 1903 blk&grn issue=1903 d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak b)
1lb	5	4/1891 dpbl issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 b) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-1lb ... 1903 red&blk issue=1903 d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak b)
2lb	1	4/1891 brnrose issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 b) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-2lb
5lb	1	4/1891 sagegrn issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 b) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-5lb
10lb	5	4/1891 brn issue=1891 d=arms of BSAC (1890 b) ovpt=B.C.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Rhodesia (British South Africa Company)-10lb ... 1903 viobl&blk issue=1903 d=King Edward VII (1903 laurel & oak b)
25lb	2	1895 emer&blk issue=1895 d=arms of British Central Africa larger (1895), 2/1896 issue=1896 d=arms of British Central Africa larger (1895)

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