Southern Rhodesia

Southern Rhodesia

British Colony (1901-1953, 1963-1964, 1979-1980)

Location: Southern Africa

Capital City: Salisbury (modern Harare)

Government type: British Colony

Main languages: English, Shona, Northern Ndebele

Main religions: Protestant Christianity

Chronology

1901: Mashonaland and Matabeleland Protectorates united as Southern Rhodesia

1901-1923: Under Administration of the British South Africa Company

1923: Self-government granted

1953-1963: part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

1964: Renamed to just Rhodesia

1979-1980: Briefly reestablished as per the Lancaster House Agreement before independence as Zimbabwe

Currency

Pound (1932-1955)

1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence

Coins from Southern Rhodesia in the collection

•1 Penny, 1939 (King George VI (1936-1952), cupronickel, London mint, KM#8)

•1 Penny, 1947 (King George VI (1936-1952), bronze, London mint, KM#8a)

•6 Penny, 1940 (King George VI (1936-1952), silver (.925), London mint, KM#17)

•2 Shilling, 1949 (King George VI (1936-1952), cupronickel, London mint, KM#23)

•1 Crown, 1953 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1953), silver (.500), London mint, KM#27) Commemorative: 100th Birthday of Cecil Rhodes