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South West Africa banknotes
South West Africa paper money catalog and South West African currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • German currency, 1884-1920
  • Mark = 100 Pfennig, till 1920
  • South African currency, 1920-1993
  • South African Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence, 1920-1961
  • Rand = (1/2 South African Pound) = 100 Cents, from 1961-1993

• For earlier issues see:
  • German S.W. Africa, 1885-1920
• For later issues see:
  • South Africa, 1963-1993
  • Namibia, from 1993

• To purchase South West African banknotes, please check our inventory :
  World banknotes countries A-Z

Pick #	Date
		South Africa Mandate 1920-1989 (German Colony 1885-1920, from 1989 Namibia)
1-3	1931-54	10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds; Barclays Bank Dominion Colonial and Overseas
4-6	1931-54	10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds; Barclays Bank D.C.O.
7-9	1931-53	10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds; Standard Bank of South Africa
10-12	1954-9	10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds; Standard Bank of South Africa
13-15	1949-59	10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds; Volkskas Limited