1 Pond / Pound Afrikaans - English

Obverse

Black and mulitcolour print.
Bartholomeus Vermuyden left, three sailing ships in the bottom right

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
1 SUID-AFRIKAANSE RESERWEBANK 1
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK
Ek beloof op aanvraag te betaal toonder te Pretoria,
I promise to pay the bearer on demand at Pretoria,
EEN POND
ONE POUND
Vir die Suid Afrikaanse Reserwebank.
For the South African Reserve Bank.
President.
Governor.
1 1

Designer: Stephen Gooden

Reverse

Green blue print.
Coat of arms with a lion, surrounded by billingual text.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EEN POND
SUID-
AFRIKAANSE
RESERWE-
BANK
EX UNITATE VIRES
SOUTH
AFRICAN
RESERVE
BANK
ONE POUND

Designer: Stephen Gooden

Watermark

Portrait of Bartholomeus Vermuyden

© Philip Coetzee

Signature

Printer

Comments

See also

• Cat or feline
• Military leader
• Boat or watercraft
• Mustache/Beard
• Flag

• 1 Pound / Pond (English - Afrikaans)

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Date	Signatures		No. printed		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References			Frequency
Undetermined
1948	MHK										P# 93as Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 109 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Specimen		0%
1948											P# 93at Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 108 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Colour trial; No signature or number		0%
1948-Sep-11	MHK		12 000 000								P# 93a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 110 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).			19%
1948-Sep-18	MHK										P# 93a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).			0%
1948-Nov-04	MHK										P# 93a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).			0%
1949-Apr-12	MHK		7 000 000								P# 93b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 111 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Printed on thicker paper		4%
1950-Apr-01	MHK		15 000 000								P# 93c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 112 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		6%
1950-Apr-15	MHK										P# 93d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).			0%
1950-Apr-24	MHK										P# 93d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).			0%
1951	MHK		20 000 000								P# 93c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 112 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		15%
1951	MHK		12 000 000								P# 93d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 124 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		17%
1951	MHK										P# 93ds Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 121 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Specimen		0%
1951											P# 93dt Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 118 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Colour trial - Green; Can be with or without signature or number		1.9%
1951											P# 93dt Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 118 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Colour trial - Violet; Can be with or without signature or number		0%
1952	MHK		9 000 000								P# 93e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 125 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		6%
1953-Sep-01	MHK		9 000 000								P# 93e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 126 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		1.9%
1954	MHK		16 000 000								P# 93e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 127 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		4%
1955	MHK		10 000 000								P# 93e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 128 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		7%
1956	MHK										P# 93es Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 121 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Specimen		0%
1956-Jan-27	MHK		23 000 000								P# 93e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 129 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		7%
1957	MHK		21 000 000								P# 93e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 130 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		15%
1958	MHK		21 000 000								P# 93e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 131 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		17%
1958	MHK		50 000								P# 93er Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 142 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Replacement note; Prefix Z/1		0%
1958	MHK										P# 93ers Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 123 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Replacement note; Specimen; Prefix Z/1		0%
1959	MHK		12 000 000								P# 92e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Hern BP# 132 Brian Hern; 2016. Hern's Handbook on South African Banknotes & Papermoney. Self-published, Ferndale, California, United States (2 volumes).	Melamine treated paper		17%

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Examples of the type

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1956-Jan-27 MHK – P# 93e, Hern BP# 129 – Melamine treated paper

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 145 Lot 1190	29 Nov 2024	1950-Apr-01 MHK – P# 93c, Hern BP# 112 – Melamine treated paper	XF	USD 24.29 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 107 Lot 1289	10 Jan 2024	1957 MHK – P# 93e, Hern BP# 130 – Melamine treated paper	AU	USD 58.98 (EUR 51.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 68 Lot 220	8 Oct 2022	1959 MHK – P# 92e, Hern BP# 132 – Melamine treated paper	VF	USD 61.30 (EUR 53.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 83 Lot 2261	20 May 2023	Undetermined	AU	USD 41.64 (EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.

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