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)