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.

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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

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Rhodesian pound predecessorOf Rhodesian dollar
Rhodesian pound replacedBy Rhodesian dollar
Zimbabwean dollar replacedCurrency Rhodesian dollar