Rhodesian pound
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The Rhodesian pound was the former currency of Rhodesia, used before the country adopted the Rhodesian dollar and later evolved into modern Zimbabwe’s monetary system.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category | currencies of former countries ⓘ |
| country | Rhodesia ⓘ |
| decimalizationChange | replaced by decimal-based Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 1 Rhodesian pound = 2 Rhodesian dollars ⓘ |
| historicalRelation | successor to earlier British colonial pound issues in the region ⓘ |
| isoStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| legalTenderFor | Rhodesian economy ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Reserve Bank of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| monetarySystemEvolution | part of historical evolution toward Zimbabwean monetary system ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| predecessorOf | Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
|
| replacedBy | Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| status | no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio |
12 pence = 1 shilling
ⓘ
20 shillings = 1 pound ⓘ 240 pence = 1 pound ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyInTerritory | Zimbabwean dollar ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedBefore | introduction of Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
ⓘ
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
surface form:
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Rhodesia ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Rhodesia
|
| usedUntil | introduction of Rhodesian dollar in the 1970s ⓘ |
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