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Features

Issuer	South Africa
Issuing bank	South African Reserve Bank
King	George V (1910-1936)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1921-1922
Value	1 Pound
Currency	Pound (1825-1961)
Composition	Paper
Size	152 × 83 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 231761
References	P# 75 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 73-75 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Sailing ship left. Farming scene at the bottom.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
1 1
•SOUTH • AFRICAN • RESERVE • BANK•
I promise to pay the bearer on demand,
the sum of
ONE • POUND•
For the South African Reserve Bank
Pretoria Governor.
23 September 1921.
1 1

Designer: H. L. G Pilkington

Reverse

Sailing ship right. Farming scene at the bottom

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
1 1
•ZUIDAFRIKAANSE • RESERVEBANK•
Ik beloof op aanvraag te betalen
aan Toonder
EEN • POND•
Voor de Zuidafraanse Reservebank
Pretoria President
23 September 1921
1 1

Watermark

Portrait of Van Riebeeck

Signature

William Henry Clegg (WHC), Governor President

Printer

Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)

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Date	Signatures	No. printed	VF	References
Undetermined
1921-Sep-23	WHC			Hern BP# 73 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Specimen; Prefix A/1
1921-Sep-23	WHC	4 000 000		Hern BP# 74 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).
1921-Sep-26	WHC
1922-Jul-05	WHC	8 250 000	$ 210	Hern BP# 75 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Jubilee Auction 60 Lot 571	14 May 2022	1922-Jul-05 WHC – Hern BP# 75	VF	USD 233.28 (EUR 201.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 59 Lot 2963	23 Apr 2022	1922-Jul-05 WHC – Hern BP# 75	VF	USD 192.66 (EUR 166.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 153 Lot 523	22 Mar 2025	1922-Jul-05 WHC – Hern BP# 75	F	USD 268.10 (EUR 231.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 147 Lot 2110	17 Dec 2024	1922-Jul-05 WHC – Hern BP# 75	F	Unsold
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