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3 12 51 - 18 2 59 (date format change: D M YY) Prefix A/53 - A/163 (odd denominators) Prefix A/164 - A/177 (all denominators) 10 shillings Values

3 12 51 - 18 2 59 (date format change: D M YY) Prefix A/53 - A/163 (odd denominators) Prefix A/164 - A/177 (all denominators) 10 shillings Values

Bank Note Book/CPG Price Guide

South African Reserve Bank

3 12 51 - 18 2 59 (date format change: D M YY) Prefix A/53 - A/163 (odd denominators) Prefix A/164 - A/177 (all denominators) 10 shillings Values

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3 12 51 - 18 2 59 (date format change: D M YY) Prefix A/53 - A/163 (odd denominators) Prefix A/164 - A/177 (all denominators) 10 shillings Values

Details

Obverse: Bilingual text with Afrikaans predominating over English; Jan van Riebeeck; guilloches

Reverse: Bilingual text with English predominating over Afrikaans; lion and banner from coat of arms

Basic Information

134959

Denomination:

10 shillings

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

3 12 51 - 18 2 59 (date format change: D M YY) Prefix A/53 - A/163 (odd denominators) Prefix A/164 - A/177 (all denominators)

Design Details

Note Color:

Brown, green, and orange

Note Dimension:

136 x 78 mm

Printer:

(Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company)

Feedback:

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May 5, 1780 $4 Massachussetts (Fr. MA281)

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Apr 25, 1776 2s Pennsylvania (Fr. PA203)

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Feb 17, 1776 $3 Continental Congress (Fr. CC25)

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Dec 23, 1776,1777 on the back $5 South Carolina (Fr. SC139)

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Oct 1, 1773 20s Pennsylvania (Fr. PA169)

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Feb 14, 1777 $30 South Carolina (Fr. SC144)

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May 1786 10s Rhode Island (Fr. RI297)

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Dec 1771 £1 North Carolina (Fr. NC139)

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1776 5s Georgia, Crown (Fr. GA66b)

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May 1786 6d Rhode Island (Fr. RI290)

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Mar 5, 1776 4s New York (Fr. NY196)

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Feb 17, 1776 $1/6 Continental Currency (Fr. CC19)

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Apr 10, 1778 5s South Carolina (Fr. SC147)

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Apr 10, 1777 20s Pennsylvania (Fr. PA222b)

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Jun 1, 1775 20s Connecticut (Fr. CT186)

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