Bank Notes
An initial run of bank notes were printed by Saul Solomon & Co., Printers in Cape Town and a £5 pound cancelled note signed by R Thomson and R.A. Green, issued on 24 October 1861 is known to exist at the Gallery and Heritage Centre - Standard Bank of South Africa in Simmonds Street Johannesburg.
Other notes include a rare £4 note issued on 30 January 1862 and signed by Thomas Draper Jr. and R.A. Green as well as a £5 note signed by C.W. Mathews and Thomas Draper Jr. on 23 January 1862. The latter notes were printed by William Brown & Co. Sc 40 & 41, Old Broad St. London who were represented locally by Ewan Christian of Cape Town.
Between 1822 and 1891 the issue by firms and individuals of notes for less than Rds.50 or £3.15.0 was forbidden by law which led to several Private Cape Banks issuing £4 pound notes as the smallest denomination.
Other known locations where notes are kept include the MuseuMAfricA in Johannesburg and the Institute of Bankers of South Africa.
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