Pre-UDI Colonial Coinage
In 1964, a series of coins was struck for the Reserve Bank of Rhodesia at the South African Mint in Pretoria. They consisted of
- sixpence (6d) bearing a flame lily design on the reverse
- shilling (1/-) bearing the Rhodesian shield on the reverse
- florin (2/-) bearing the Zimbabwe Bird on the reverse
- half crown (2/6) bearing a Sable Antelope on the reverse
These coins are interesting in two respects. First, Rhodesia was the first of two countries to utilise Arnold Machin's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on pre-decimal coinage (the other country was The Gambia). Secondly, the coins were dual-denominated (with 5c, 10c, 20c and 25c). This was not only to familiarise the public with the decimal system, but also to allow the coins to remain legal tender after the forthcoming change over to decimal currency.
All coins had the title of Queen Elizabeth II in English, rather than in Latin, as had been the case on the coins of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and Southern Rhodesia.
Read more about this topic: Coins Of The Rhodesian Pound
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