The Orange Free State pound is an obsolete currency that was in use prior to the end of the Second Boer War. Like the South African Republic pond, it was divided into 20 Shillings or 240 Pence. It was withdrawn in 1902 and replaced by the Orange River Colony pound, which was in turn withdrawn in 1910 and replaced by the Orange Free State pound.
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