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Obverse Description
Bilingual text with Afrikaans predominating over English; Jan van Riebeeck; seated allegorical woman (Hope) with anchor; covered wagon pulled by cattle; man with rifle on horse; grazing cattle; flowers
Reverse Description
Bilingual text with English predominating over Afrikaans; three-masted sailing ship
Catalog Information
GSID:
135010
Variety:
8 2 54 - 18 6 59 Melamine-treated paper Prefix C/30 - C/41 (all denominators) Prefix C/42 - C/74 (even denominators)
BNB #:
B725c
Pick #:
P97
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Bank Note Value History
8 2 54 - 18 6 59 Melamine-treated paper Prefix C/30 - C/41 (all denominators) Prefix C/42 - C/74 (even denominators)
Value By Grade
8 2 54 - 18 6 59 Melamine-treated paper Prefix C/30 - C/41 (all denominators) Prefix C/42 - C/74 (even denominators)
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30 November 1921 - 31 January 1922 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix E/1 - E/3
Worth: $1,200 – $1,200
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; s/n range
30 November 1921 - 31 January 1922 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix E/1 - E/3
Worth: $1,200 – $1,200
17 September 1921 - 5 July 1922 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix A/1 - A/12
27 September 1921 - 6 July 1922 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix B/1 - B/3
Worth: $500 – $1,500
Diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
29 September 1921 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix C/1 (C/2 unissued)
30 September 1921 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix D/1 (D/2 unissued)
Diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
20 September 1926 - 15 December 1926 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix E/4 - E/6
Two diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpts front; no s/n
1 September 1925 - 4 April 1928 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix A/13 - A/17
Worth: $375 – $375
7 April 1926 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix B/4
1 September 1928 - 9 September 1931 Sig 1: Clegg Prefix E/7 - E/11
Worth: $325 – $325
2 April, 1932 with 17 November, 1931 ovpt Prefix E/12
Worth: $325 – $325
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