South Sudan

Republic of South Sudan

Independent Country (2011-present)

Location: East-Central Africa

Capital City: Juba

Government type: Republic

Main languages: English, Nuer, Dinka, Murle, Bari, Zande

Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Animism

Chronology

1972-1983: Autonomous region established within Sudan

2005-2011: Autonomous region established within Sudan

2011: Independence from Sudan

2013-2018: South Sudanese civil war (with continuing clashes to present)

Currency

Pound (2011-present)

1 Pound = 100 Piastres

Coins from South Sudan in the collection

•10 Piastre, 2015 (copper-plated steel, Centurion mint, KM#1)

•20 Piastre, 2015 (brass-plated steel, Centurion mint, KM#2)

•50 Piastre, 2015 (nickel-plated steel, Centurion mint, KM#3)

•1 Pound, 2015 (brass-plated steel center in nickel-plated steel ring, Centurion mint, KM#4)

•2 Pound, 2015 (nickel-plated steel center in brass-plated steel ring, Centurion mint, KM#5)

Banknotes from South Sudan in the collection

•1 Pound, 2011 (P#5)