Rhodesian dollar
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The Rhodesian dollar was the former national currency of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), used during the country’s period of white-minority rule before being succeeded by the Zimbabwean dollar.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ |
| associatedWith | international sanctions on Rhodesia ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of former countries
ⓘ
Economy of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| country | Rhodesia ⓘ |
| decimalizationBasis |
1 Rhodesian dollar = 0.5 Rhodesian pound
ⓘ
1 Rhodesian dollar = 10 shillings ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| exchangeControlRegime | strict foreign-exchange controls in Rhodesia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
domestic transactions in Rhodesia
ⓘ
government finance in Rhodesia ⓘ wage payments in Rhodesia ⓘ |
| inflationStatus | experienced inflation in late Rhodesian period ⓘ |
| introducedAsDecimalCurrency | true ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | RHD ⓘ |
| languageOnNotes | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender only within Rhodesia during its existence ⓘ |
| legalTenderInSuccessorState |
Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Zimbabwe (transitional period)
|
| linkedTo |
South African rand
ⓘ
Pound sterling ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| monetaryAuthority | Reserve Bank of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthoritySuccessor | Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rhodesia ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Zimbabwean dollar as legal tender ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Rhodesian pound ⓘ |
| scriptOnNotes | Latin script ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| subunitNamePlural | cents ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 cents = 1 Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Zimbabwean dollar ⓘ |
| successorState | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| symbol | $ ⓘ |
| type | national currency ⓘ |
| unit | dollar ⓘ |
| usedDuring | white-minority rule in Rhodesia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Rhodesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Rhodesia
Rhodesia ⓘ Rhodesia ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Rhodesia
|
Referenced by (3)
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